Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro Form Factor, Core i5-6500T, 16GB, 1TB SSD
CPU Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
46 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro Form Factor | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 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 7040 Micro Form Factor | 8.6 | 21 | 31.6 | 52.8 | 69 | 70 | 62.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 93.8 | 69 | 37.3 | 83 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 Compare | 90.6 | 89.3 | 78.1 | 97.9 | 90.1 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Sep 22, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall45.6
- AI/LLM15.8
- Gaming9.1
- Portability52.2
- Creator16.8
- Business47.8
- Developer38.3
- Home Office47.9
- Workstation34.3
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