Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2.0 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2000 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | - | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 84.6 | 80.6 | 70.6 | 67.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.9 | 73.2 | 95.2 | 93.3 | 91.6 | 70.6 | 74.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.9 | 60.7 | 64 | 99.9 | 51.5 | 99.3 | 78.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 83.9 | 73.2 | 78.8 | 86.4 | 64.2 | 27.6 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US Compare | 68.8 | 73.2 | 56.8 | 89 | 91.6 | 38 | 89.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$464
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Usage Scores
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