Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell OptiPlex 7040
Motherboard	Dell OptiPlex 7040 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 16:25
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 599 61% 493 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M2000 5,678 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Nvidia(10DE 1190) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.58 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Lighting 29.7 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 27.6 24% 29.2 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 27.9 Splatting 28.1 22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 1,337 Write 151 Mixed 270 125% 586 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 17.6 141% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 38.4 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 16.5 34% 65.6 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 147%
Toshiba MK5061GSY 500GB-$57 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 293GB free Firmware: MC10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2354 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 9720 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 32 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 8852 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 791 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 32556 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 201864577057 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 22 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 22 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 184 (DE) Loaded hours 99 99 626 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 366 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	45.5% Average	Read 79.5 Write 79 Mixed 84.7 61% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.38 92% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 56%
AX3231MP TOOL 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 15GB free, PID 3241 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	6.16% Terrible	Read 6.3 Write 6.73 Mixed 5.58 8% 6.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.39 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 1.08 82% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.16% Great: 6%

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 as expected (51^st percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 20 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 78%

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

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,290x
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	3,253x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	231x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	197x

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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16