Dell OptiPlex 5040 2015, Core i7-6700, 4GB, 128GB SSD, Black
CPU 3.40GHz
RAM 4 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.40GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.40GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 | 25.3 | 21 | 1 | 51 | 5.9 | 70 | 62.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.8 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.2 | 69.1 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.8 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.6 | 37.4 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.7 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.8 | 69.1 | 27.3 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall34.8
- AI/LLM8.5
- Gaming6.2
- Portability32.7
- Creator9.6
- Business40.3
- Developer22.8
- Home Office34.1
- Workstation20
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Other Configurations33
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