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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2560 GB
form factor Tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
Price CA$685
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average port (18th percentile)
- Below average social proof (26th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | Tower |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | ASUS ROG G700 G700 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2560 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 256 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | Tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 750 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 29.1 | 17.7 | 81.2 | 71.1 | 25.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 94.2 | 62.3 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 70.6 | 81 | 87.5 | 98.1 | 55.8 | 71.1 | 99 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700 Compare | 95.2 | 84.8 | 82 | 99 | 91 | 39.1 | 77.4 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.5 | 81 | 87.5 | 94.6 | 62.3 | 39.1 | 84.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.8 | 12.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$685
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Usage Scores
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Other Configurations39
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