Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
28 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average port selection (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (14th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | ACEMAGIC Retro X3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 1024 | 756 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 155 | 120 | - | 54 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 8.2 | 14 | 32.7 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 69.4 | 46 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.6 | 66.4 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 57.8 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.7 | 61.8 | 32.7 | 96.7 | 13.8 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.3 | 78.1 | 57.8 | 11.2 | 95.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 35.6 | 96.5 | 32.7 | 96.3 | 47 | 69.4 | 66.6 |
| ACEMAGIC Retro X3 Compare | 86.5 | 60.1 | 59.1 | 85.7 | 73.6 | 11.2 | 96.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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