Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 10 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price CA$352
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th 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 | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 Display Port, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | 280 | 260 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 53.1 | 51.5 | 70.6 | 67.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 98.6 | 57.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 52.8 | 82.5 | 78.1 | 51.5 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 38 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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