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
56 Overall Score
Price CA$349
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (26th 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 M03-0054 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 860M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | - | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF | 8.7 | 95.9 | 9.6 | 85 | 25.6 | 70.2 | 49.3 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 48.8 | 55 | 98.7 | 58.3 | 70.2 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.1 | 59.2 | 53.1 | 96.7 | 32.5 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.7 | 54 | 82.9 | 78.8 | 52.2 | 70.2 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.4 | 57.3 | 82.9 | 80.5 | 58.3 | 11.7 | 95.2 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.1 | 55.1 | 82.9 | 98.3 | 95.9 | 37.6 | 87.5 |
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