Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF black 2024
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1280 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$371
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
- Below average social proof (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
65/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 9.5 kg / 20.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1280 | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 860M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | - | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF | 8.6 | 60.7 | 8.9 | 84.6 | 49.5 | 19.7 | 70.6 | 32 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 47.4 | 54.4 | 98.6 | 57.7 | 75.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 52.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 88.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 52.8 | 82.5 | 78.1 | 51.5 | 88.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 57.7 | 88.7 | 11.8 | 95 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 27.1 | 38 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$371
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$371
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Usage Scores
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