Dell Optiplex 3040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x Displayport 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 3040 Micro | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | aio | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 3040 Micro | 8.6 | 21 | 9.2 | 44.5 | 21.4 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jun 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall33.1
- AI/LLM8.7
- Gaming6.3
- Portability40.3
- Creator9.7
- Business37.8
- Developer21.8
- Home Office32.5
- Workstation19.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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