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Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF Black/Silver
CPU i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 480 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
55 Overall Score
Price CA$349
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | No |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF | HP OmniDesk M03-0074 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 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-SFF | 8.6 | 95.6 | 8.5 | 84.4 | 24 | 70.5 | 49.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0074 Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 99.4 | 57.3 | 70.5 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 56.9 | 52.5 | 82.4 | 77.8 | 51 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 57.8 | 52 | 96.6 | 31 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.2 | 53.5 | 82.4 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 37.8 | 86.9 |
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