Dell Optiplex 5040 MT 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel Integrated Graphics
Form Factor mini-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Integrated Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 5040 MT | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Integrated Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 500 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 5040 MT | 14.7 | 21 | 1.9 | 37.6 | 12.9 | 70 | 62.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 Compare | 68.2 | 58.7 | 48.7 | 95.7 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall32.6
- AI/LLM9.4
- Gaming5.9
- Portability39
- Creator9.1
- Business38.4
- Developer20.5
- Home Office32.4
- Workstation18.5
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