Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 01:43
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 230 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 466 54% 419 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.97% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 7.9 Parallax 7.7 5% 7.33 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 12.8 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.97% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 512GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 409 Write 300 Mixed 250 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 23.7 91% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 150 121% 176 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 82%
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 129GB free Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,179 Write 917 Mixed 867 219% 988 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 43.2 140% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 727 552% 740 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 193%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CRC 4x8GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 84%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,291x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,706x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,254x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	198x

SSD
KingFast 512GBBench 79%, 3,625 samples	122x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	97x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	91x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	343x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	317x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples	153x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $180

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16