Dell Optiplex 7040 Small Form
A generous 64GB of DDR4 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD in a compact SFF chassis make this a standout for heavy multitasking on a budget. It arrives as a Microsoft Authorized Refurbished unit with Windows 11 Pro, offering a like-new experience with a 90-day warranty at a low cost. This desktop is best for office workers or students who run extensive spreadsheets, databases, and browser tabs simultaneously but do not need discrete graphics.
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 560
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
67 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong ram (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 560 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 Small Form | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 4096 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 560 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 850 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 7040 Small Form | 15.7 | 96.5 | 93 | 23.1 | 73.6 | 69.4 | 93.2 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 79.8 | 93 | 91.9 | 69.4 | 87.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.3 | 79.8 | 89.7 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 69.8 | 71.1 | 94.3 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.3 | 88.3 | 83.4 | 96.5 | 82.9 | 36 | 99.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.7 | 99.2 | 11.2 | 96 |
Usage Scores
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