Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (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 | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 1536 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | sff | mini-tower | aio | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 180 | - | 280 | 170 | 650 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 8.6 | 21 | 1.9 | 36.2 | 5.9 | 70 | 73.2 |
| 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 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.6 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 87.1 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 88.8 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jun 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall37.7
- AI/LLM8.9
- Gaming5.7
- Portability39.8
- Creator8.8
- Business45
- Developer21.8
- Home Office39.2
- Workstation17.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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