Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
What Buyers Say
Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024
The Mac Mini M4 is receiving high praise for its exceptional speed, especially with the M4 chip and the new 16 GB minimum RAM. Users migrating from older models report a seamless and noticeably faster experience, making it a powerful yet compact upgrade for home offices. While a few note the power button's awkward bottom placement, the overall satisfaction with performance and value is very high.
Pros
- M4 chip speed
- 16 GB base RAM is game changer
- Fast boot and app loading
- Compact size
- Front and rear ports
Cons
- Power button on bottom is awkward
- Requires adapters for older peripherals
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
The Dell Optiplex 7040 is a refurbished desktop that runs Windows 11 despite lacking official TPM 2.0 support, though updates may require workarounds. It lacks an optical drive and has limited CPU upgrade options, but RAM can be expanded up to 64GB via four DIMM slots. Users appreciate its SATA and M.2 expansion capabilities, but note that it ships with Windows 10 Pro only.
Pros
- Runs Windows 11 on TPM 1.2
- Expandable RAM up to 64GB
- Multiple SATA and M.2 slots
- Refurbished like-new condition
Cons
- No optical drive
- CPU not upgradeable
- Ships only with Windows 10 Pro
- Windows 11 updates may need workarounds
- Watermark on unsupported Windows 11
Scores
Specifications
| Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 ★ | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10★ | 4 |
| Frequency | — | 3.2 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 6 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core★ | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 48 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Unified | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR4★ |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | sff |
| Weight | 0.68 kg | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 5★ | — |
| USB Ports | 5 | 6★ |
| Thunderbolt | 3 x Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 10 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Apple Mac mini M4 Silver 2024
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
- Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong reliability (69th percentile)
- Strong ram (66th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 25 specs.