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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6600
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Radeon R5 340X
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
40 Overall Score
Price CA$549
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average cpu (12th percentile)
- Below average ram (17th percentile)
- Below average gpu (23th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon R5 340X |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 256 | 2000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon R5 340X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | Desktop |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | - | 750 | 155 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 11.7 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 58.3 | 29.7 | 70.6 | 67 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.2 | 74.5 | 82.3 | 94.2 | 63 | 70.6 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.6 | 69.9 | 95.5 | 93.4 | 91.4 | 70.6 | 73.7 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 75.2 | 80.9 | 87.7 | 94.7 | 63 | 38.2 | 84 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 57.5 | 90 | 29.9 | 96.8 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.2 | 74.5 | 78.5 | 91.8 | 86.6 | 27.6 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$549
Newegg.ca 1 offers From CA$549
Jun 29, 2026 Refurbished CA$549
Usage Scores
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