Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Computer 6th Gen 2016, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Port |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Computer 6th Gen | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | aio |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 650 | 600 | 170 |
| 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 5040 SFF Computer 6th Gen | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 81.8 | 29.5 | 70 | 62.7 |
| 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 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.7 | 69 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall41.9
- AI/LLM10.1
- Gaming7.6
- Portability48.2
- Creator13.4
- Business44.4
- Developer32.6
- Home Office40.6
- Workstation27.2
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