Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Black
CPU 2.50GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average port selection (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2.50GHz |
| 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 | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2.50GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 260 | 120 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro | 8.5 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 29 | 46.2 | 70 | 62.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.5 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 96.5 | 65.3 | 97 | 70 | 0 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.5 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.3 | 78.2 | 54.1 | 99 | 53.5 | 37.3 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall36.1
- AI/LLM9.5
- Gaming6.6
- Portability41
- Creator11
- Business40.5
- Developer23.9
- Home Office37.7
- Workstation22.1
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Other Configurations42
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