Dell Optiplex 5040 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 480 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
66 Overall Score
Price CA$559
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 2x DP 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 5040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 400 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | 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 | 16.6 | 96.1 | 99.7 | 18.9 | 23.1 | 70 | 89.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.2 | 70 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.5 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.6 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.5 | 69.2 | 83 | 98.7 | 58.6 | 70 | 97.5 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 87.6 | 27.2 | 98.4 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 69.5 | 74.6 | 57.7 | 89.2 | 92.1 | 37.3 | 90.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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