Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
62 Overall Score
Price CA$599
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
What owners think
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75/100Our AI sentiment read
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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 4.6 kg / 10.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | MSI Codex R2 B14NVM7-438US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 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 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 400 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 16.9 | 12.2 | 64.9 | 61.1 | 58.7 | 44.6 | 69.9 | 93.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.5 | 74.5 | 83.1 | 94.2 | 52.5 | 94.9 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.5 | 63.4 | 53.6 | 96.7 | 32.7 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.6 | 69.1 | 83.1 | 98.6 | 58.7 | 88.7 | 69.9 | 97.5 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.5 | 74.5 | 79.5 | 92 | 87.7 | 98.3 | 26.9 | 98.4 |
| MSI Codex R2 B14NVM7-438US Compare | 84.3 | 74.5 | 88 | 90.5 | 92.1 | 0 | 36.9 | 73.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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