Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '21 at 11:00
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 427
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8142
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
4.43% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 5.8
Parallax 7.2
5% 6.33 fps
MRender 9
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 0.3
4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.43%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sadayu 128GB 128GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2101XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 292 296 178 120 119 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.2% Very good
Read 325
Write 288
Mixed 263
SusWrite 213
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 33.9
128% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 59.7
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 110
90% 123 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 71%
Liteon L8H-256V2G-41 M.2 2280 256GB SED
238GB free
Firmware: 388410D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 321 330 318 311 321 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 302
Mixed 306
SusWrite 318
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 41.1
150% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 186
146% 204 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 8GB
2133, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 20.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 21.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180
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