Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i7
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Home
52 Overall Score
Price CA$652
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 Display Port, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | 155 | 750 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Home | 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 | 16.1 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 84.6 | 57.7 | 70.6 | 67.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 68.8 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 97.9 | 57.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 76.9 | 61.6 | 52.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.6 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 94.5 | 64.2 | 38 | 85.4 |
| Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 Compare | 86.5 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 97.7 | 64.2 | 32.7 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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