Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 480 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 10 Home
27 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | USB WiFi Adapter |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 65 | 850 | 1200 | - | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 10 | 54 | 25.8 | 69.9 | 6.6 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 89.8 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92.1 | 69.9 | 87.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.4 | 89.8 | 96.5 | 92 | 96.5 | 69.9 | 85.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.9 | 68.2 | 70.3 | 94.6 | 32.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.4 | 91.5 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 92.1 | 36.9 | 87.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 83.5 | 96.5 | 86.8 | 99.3 | 11.5 | 95 |
Price
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