Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5-6500 3.20GHz 2015, 12GB, 500GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 12 GB
Storage 500 GB
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (17th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5-6500 3.20GHz | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | - | 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 | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5-6500 3.20GHz | 14.8 | 21 | 17 | 5.3 | 21.4 | 70 | 62.8 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.5 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.6 | 58.7 | 57.8 | 60.6 | 82.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.2 | 11.6 | 95.7 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall31.4
- AI/LLM11.6
- Gaming6.4
- Portability31.3
- Creator11.3
- Business38.8
- Developer24.1
- Home Office33.8
- Workstation23.6
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