Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 09:47
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th 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, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 58.4 2-Core 69.9 45% 66.8 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 224 26% 203 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 62 Parallax 99 55% 76 fps	MRender 60.2 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 46.3 47% 59.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM044 HN-M101SAD 1TB 3,391 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BD10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 15 17 9.8 27 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	9.76% Terrible	Read 11.5 Write 27.3 Mixed 11 SusWrite 22.3 13% 18 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 43% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 9.76% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 2,345 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.2 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 14.3 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 96.3 42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 72: 9R 9G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
72%	37%	49	289	210	60	11.6"	1920 1080	GAM1160 PD116

History: Score 61: 8R 7G 0B | Score 72: 9R 9G 0B

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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	2,286x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples	357x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	3,244x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	230x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	196x

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	89x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 1,440 samples	341x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples	316x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16