Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro 2016, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
34 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 storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 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 | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 260 | 120 | 600 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 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 3040 Micro | 8.5 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 44.6 | 12.9 | 70 | 13.8 |
| 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 | 81.8 | 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 | 85.6 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Oct 2, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall34.1
- AI/LLM8.8
- Gaming5.8
- Portability44.7
- Creator10.9
- Business43.3
- Developer23.5
- Home Office33.7
- Workstation22.1
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