Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black

★★★★☆ 3.9 (14)
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1280 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black desktop
42 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average ram (9th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
65/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 7 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '25: 3.3★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '26: 3.0★ · 2 reviews322Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 14.8
GPU 21
RAM 9.3
Ports 81.8
Storage 48
User Sentiment 19.9
Reliability 70
Social Proof 24.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
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 M02-0234 Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core Ultra 7 255H AMD Ryzen 7 255 AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
RAM (GB) 8 16 16 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1280 1536 2048 1024 2048 3072
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics AMD Radeon 780M AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics
Form Factor sff mini-tower aio mini mini mini
Psu W - 280 170 120 120 120
OS Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF 14.8219.381.84819.97024.4
HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare 7263.151.494.78094.97098.2
Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare 70.558.757.760.682.975.77098.2
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.363.181.865.253.788.611.694.4
GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare 64.763.181.885.590.2011.695.7
ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare 58.658.781.877.695.726.937.483.9

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

CA$370 CA$372 CA$374 CA$376 CA$378 Jun 30Oct 3 CA$377

Usage Scores

Overall (42.2)AI/LLM (11)Gaming (7.7)Portability (43.5)Creator (13.3)Business (47.8)Developer (30.7)Home Office (46.2)Workstation (26.8)
  • Overall42.2
  • AI/LLM11
  • Gaming7.7
  • Portability43.5
  • Creator13.3
  • Business47.8
  • Developer30.7
  • Home Office46.2
  • Workstation26.8

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations33

OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i7 6700480GB480GBCA$330OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB500GBCA$336OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB256GBCA$350OptiPlex 5040 SFF64 bit Quad-Core Processor4GB1TBCA$355OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB240GBCA$371OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB1TBCA$377OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650012GB128GBCA$390OptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5-6500 3.20GHzIntel Core i5-650012GB500GBCA$390OptiPlex 5040 Businessintel Core i516GB128GBCA$399
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OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBCA$404OptiPlex 5040Intel Core I58GB512GBCA$410OptiPlex 5040 SFFintel Core i58GB512GBCA$410OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB500GBCA$410OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB512GBCA$417Optiplex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB240GBCA$419OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5-65008GB240GBCA$450OptiPlex 5040i5-650016GB2TBCA$485OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65004GB240GBCA$498OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5-650032GB500GBCA$498OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650016GB1TBCA$506OptiPlex 5040 SFF3.2GHz16GB1TBCA$506OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650016GB512GBCA$525OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650032GB512GBCA$525OptiPlex 50403.40GHz4GB128GBCA$541OptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650032GB1TBCA$593OptiPlex 5040-SFFIntel Core i716GB512GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 6500T8GB256GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i7 670016GB480GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 66008GB256GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBOptiPlex 504064 bit Quad-Core Processor32GB1TBOptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5Intel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB256GB

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