Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 4.8 (4)
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black desktop
41 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average cpu (9th percentile)
  • Below average ram (9th percentile)
  • Below average storage (13th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 8.6
GPU 21
RAM 9.2
Ports 44.5
Storage 12.9
Reliability 70
Social Proof 62.7

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

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR3
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor mini
Weight 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 6
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
Wi-Fi ✓
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core Ultra 7 255H AMD Ryzen 7 255 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM (GB) 8 16 16 32 16 32
Storage (GB) 256 1536 2048 1024 1024 2048
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics AMD Radeon 780M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 AMD Radeon 780M
Form Factor mini mini-tower aio mini mid-tower mini
Psu W - 280 170 120 600 120
OS Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro 8.6219.244.512.97062.7
HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare 71.963.151.494.779.97098.2
Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare 70.458.757.760.782.87098.2
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.263.181.865.353.611.694.3
ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare 71.378.254.19953.637.399.1
GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare 64.663.181.885.590.111.695.6

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

CA$420 CA$440 CA$460 CA$480 Jul 1Sep 23 CA$428

Usage Scores

Overall (40.8)AI/LLM (10.2)Gaming (6.9)Portability (47)Creator (11)Business (47.4)Developer (24.8)Home Office (42.4)Workstation (22.2)
  • Overall40.8
  • AI/LLM10.2
  • Gaming6.9
  • Portability47
  • Creator11
  • Business47.4
  • Developer24.8
  • Home Office42.4
  • Workstation22.2

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations42

OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T8GB128GBBlackCA$292OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T8GB256GBBlackCA$296OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-6700T16GB512GBBlackCA$299OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T16GB128GBBlackCA$317Optiplex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6600T16GB256GBBlackCA$319OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB240GBBlackCA$319OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBBlackCA$321OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB128GBBlackCA$322OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB500GBBlackCA$325
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OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB256GBBlackCA$326OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1TBBlackCA$352OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB128GBBlack/SilverCA$359OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB240GBBlackCA$360OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB256GBBlackCA$362OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6600T16GB512GBBlackCA$384OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB480GBBlackCA$384OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB512GBBlackCA$392OptiPlex 7040 Micro2.50GHz16GB512GBBlackCA$392OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB512GBBlackCA$428OptiPlex 7040 Micro4 x 256 KB8GB256GBBlackCA$441OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB1TBBlackCA$462OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB240GBBlack/SilverCA$467OptiPlex 7040 Micro2.50GHz8GB1TBBlackCA$468OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-65004GB500GBBlackCA$481OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T16GB512GBBlackCA$501OptiPlex 7040-MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB240GBBlack/SilverCA$501OptiPlex 7040 Micro4 x 256 KB8GB512GBBlackCA$512OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB512GBBlackCA$514OptiPlex 7040 Micro64 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB500GBBlackCA$517OptiPlex 7040 Microi5-6500T8GB256GBCA$526OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB500GBBlackCA$530OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB1TBBlackCA$631OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-67004GB1TBBlackCA$640OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-65004GB2TBBlackCA$681OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-670016GB128GBBlackCA$7007040 MICROIntel Core i5-650016GB1TBBlackCA$1,086OptiPlex 7040-MicroIntel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 Micro TowerIntel Core i5 6500T8GB256GBBlackOptiPlex Grade A 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T16GB480GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB480GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5 6400T16GB256GB

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