Dell OptiPlex 5040 2016, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 1TB SSD, GTX 1660 SUPER, Black
A discrete GTX 1660 SUPER GPU with 6GB VRAM in a compact SFF chassis sets this refurbished Optiplex apart from typical office desktops. The 1TB SSD and 16GB of RAM provide responsive multitasking, while the included keyboard, mouse, and WiFi adapter make it a complete out-of-the-box solution. This system is best for budget-conscious users needing a small-footprint PC for 1080p gaming and everyday productivity tasks.
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
62 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong gpu (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Thermaltake View i560T-170 V17B-B76B-56T-LCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core i7-14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | aio | tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 650 | 170 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 | 14.7 | 69.8 | 31.6 | 81.8 | 53.6 | 70 | 58.6 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Thermaltake View i560T-170 V17B-B76B-56T-LCS Compare | 84.6 | 81.9 | 56.7 | 98.1 | 69 | 11.6 | 97 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall61.5
- AI/LLM27.2
- Gaming59.9
- Portability34.4
- Creator51.4
- Business59.4
- Developer47
- Home Office59.5
- Workstation46.7
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