Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD 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 (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g Wireless LAN |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD 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 5040 SFF | 14.6 | 20.9 | 1.9 | 89.2 | 29.4 | 70 | 62.5 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.2 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.2 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.3 | 78.3 | 54.1 | 99 | 53.6 | 37.3 | 99.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.2 | 81.8 | 85.6 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall41.9
- AI/LLM9.2
- Gaming7.2
- Portability49
- Creator11.5
- Business43.8
- Developer28.1
- Home Office39.9
- Workstation23
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Other Configurations33
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OptiPlex 5040 Businessintel Core i516GB128GBCA$399OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBCA$404OptiPlex 5040Intel Core I58GB512GBCA$410OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB500GBCA$410OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB512GBCA$417Optiplex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB240GBCA$419OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5-65008GB240GBCA$450OptiPlex 5040i5-650016GB2TBCA$485OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65004GB240GBCA$498OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5-650032GB500GBCA$498OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650016GB1TBCA$506OptiPlex 5040 SFF3.2GHz16GB1TBCA$506OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650016GB512GBCA$525OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650032GB512GBCA$525OptiPlex 50403.40GHz4GB128GBCA$541OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650032GB1TBCA$593OptiPlex 5040-SFFIntel Core i716GB512GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 6500T8GB256GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i7 670016GB480GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 66008GB256GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBOptiPlex 504064 bit Quad-Core Processor32GB1TBOptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5Intel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB256GB
