Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port selection (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
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 | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 13.6 kg / 30.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2048 | 4096 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | 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 SFF | 8.2 | 96.5 | 9.6 | 83.3 | 6.4 | 69.4 | 10.2 |
| 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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