Dell OptiPlex 7040, Core i5-6500, 4GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 4 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.2 kg / 11.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | 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 | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 14.7 | 21 | 1 | 51.1 | 21.4 | 70 | 62.7 |
| 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 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.3 | 78.2 | 54.1 | 99 | 53.6 | 37.3 | 99.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall35.5
- AI/LLM8.3
- Gaming6.3
- Portability33.2
- Creator9.9
- Business40
- Developer22.8
- Home Office35
- Workstation19.9
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Other Configurations57
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