Dell Optiplex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6600
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1000 | 512 | 1536 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 280 | 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 | 10.6 | 96.5 | 9.6 | 17.3 | 22.7 | 69.4 | 70.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 76 | 83.4 | 93.9 | 51.8 | 69.4 | 99.7 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.9 | 65.1 | 54 | 96.7 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 70.6 | 60.1 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 81.4 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.4 | 78.1 | 57.8 | 11.2 | 95.7 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 60.1 | 83.4 | 86.9 | 91.9 | 11.2 | 96.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jun 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations60
OptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5-650016GB256GBCA$200OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB756GBBlackCA$230OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBBlackCA$290OptiPlex 7040-SFFIntel Core i7 670016GB512GBBlackCA$299OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB128GBBlackCA$299OptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen8GB240GBBlackCA$299OptiPlex 7040Intel 6th Generation Core i516GB1012GBBlackCA$330OptiPlex 7040-SFFi5-65008GB480GBBlack/SilverCA$349OptiPlex 7040-SFFi5-65008GB512GBCA$349
Show all 60 configurations
Optiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-670016GB256GBBlackCA$358OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB500GBBlackCA$365OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-66008GB256GBBlackCA$376OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670012GB240GBBlackCA$379OptiPlex 7040 SFF BusinessIntel Core i5-650016GB480GBBlackCA$396OptiPlex 7040-SFFi7-670016GB480GBBlack/SilverCA$399OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650024GB240GBBlackCA$399OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB250GBBlackCA$417OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB500GBBlackCA$426OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB256GBCA$428OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670024GB128GBBlackCA$429OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB2000GBBlackCA$464Optiplex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackCA$464OptiPlex 70403.2GHz16GB1TBBlackCA$475OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i58GB360GBBlackCA$497OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1TBBlackCA$501OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB2TBBlackCA$527OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB4TBBlackCA$540OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-660016GB512GBBlackCA$549Optiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-67008GB128GBBlackCA$570Optiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-67008GB256GBBlackCA$583OptiPlex 7040Intel 6th Generation Core i732GB1TBBlackCA$599OptiPlex 70403.2GHz8GB256GBBlackCA$600OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i78GB1TBBlackCA$652OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB512GBBlackCA$658OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i716GB1TBBlackCA$714OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670032GB1512GBBlackCA$717OptiPlex 7040-SFFi7-67008GB256GBCA$768Optiplex 7040Core i532GB1TBCA$768OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670032GB1000GBBlackCA$898OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 70403.2GHz8GB1000GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-67008GB628GBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i532GB1000GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBBlackOptiplex Refurbished Excellent 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 65008GB128GBBlackOptiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i516GB480GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBBlackOptiplex 7040Intel Core i7-670064GB1000GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5 65008GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7 670032GB3TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFF3.2GHz8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor64GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen8GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i516GB2256GBBlackOptiplex 7040 Small FormIntel Core i7 670064GB1TBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB2560GBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-670016GB3TBBlack
