Dell OptiPlex 5040, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 1TB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
| Weight | 8.0 kg / 17.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | 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 | 14.7 | 20.9 | 31.6 | 12.8 | 46.2 | 70 | 62.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 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 | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.2 | 78.2 | 54.1 | 99 | 53.6 | 37.3 | 99.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall37.8
- AI/LLM12.8
- Gaming7.9
- Portability34.1
- Creator12.8
- Business43.8
- Developer28.1
- Home Office41.4
- Workstation27
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