Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Black
CPU intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
53 Overall Score
Price CA$410
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | intel Core i5 |
| 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 | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g Wireless LAN |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel Core i5 | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 500 | 280 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 8.9 | 96.1 | 2.1 | 91 | 32.8 | 69.9 | 68.3 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.5 | 63.4 | 53.6 | 96.7 | 32.8 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.5 | 74.5 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71 | 58.3 | 79.5 | 99.4 | 85.3 | 69.9 | 90.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.4 | 56 | 83 | 98.3 | 95.8 | 37.1 | 87.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 58.3 | 83 | 80.4 | 58.6 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$410
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Usage Scores
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