Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
Price CA$384
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average port (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 35L | Apple Mac mini M4 | GMKtec Nucbox K11 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1000 | 4096 | 256 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | 155 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 29.1 | 17.7 | 23.7 | 71.1 | 68 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 94.2 | 62.3 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 35L Compare | 70.6 | 81 | 87.5 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 71.1 | 65.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.8 | 12.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 68.7 | 86.3 | 82 | 80.3 | 91 | 11.9 | 97.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro Compare | 58.7 | 52.1 | 82 | 98.3 | 96.4 | 39.1 | 86.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$384
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May 2, 2026 Refurbished CA$384
Usage Scores
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