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Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Black 2015
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$506
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average ram (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 X HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x Display Port |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 650 |
| 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 SFF | 8.8 | 12.4 | 19.7 | 84.9 | 58.7 | 69.9 | 68.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.5 | 63.4 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.8 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.6 | 69.2 | 83 | 98.7 | 58.7 | 69.9 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.3 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 87.7 | 27 | 98.4 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 69.5 | 74.6 | 57.8 | 89.2 | 92.1 | 37.1 | 90.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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