Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.58% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive267% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 428
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.58% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.06
6% 8.04 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 14
8% 9.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.58%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 1479 1459 1534 1520 1525 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,452
Write 1525
Mixed 1,072
SusWrite 1,478
312% 1,382 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 78.6
278% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 270
336% 584 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 267%
Great: 255%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
169GB free
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 463 456 484 479 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 426
Mixed 338
SusWrite 470
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 49
180% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 166
164% 264 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 116%
Great: 116%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13
24GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 22 4.2 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 33.9
Write 2.8
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 16.4
24% 19.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.7
44% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 04CD000084C8 F4-2400C15-4GNT 80AD000080AD HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 04CD000084C8 F4-2400C15-4GNT 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.8% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 24
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,167 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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