Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
form factor mini-tower
psu w 240
OS Windows 10 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price CA$589
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (16th percentile)
What owners think
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 630 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
| PSU | 240 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | ASUS ROG G700 G700 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 | 1000 | 256 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 240 | 500 | - | - | 750 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 15.4 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 57.3 | 12.8 | 71.1 | 84.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 82.1 | 94.2 | 62.3 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.2 | 69.7 | 95.5 | 93.3 | 91.1 | 71.1 | 73.5 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700 Compare | 95.3 | 84.8 | 82.1 | 99 | 91.1 | 39.1 | 77.3 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.5 | 81 | 87.6 | 94.6 | 62.3 | 39.1 | 84.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.7 | 12.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$589
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Usage Scores
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