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Dell Optiplex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor micro-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price CA$490
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th 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 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M1 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | - | 750 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 7040 | 3.2 | 95.1 | 8.1 | 44.5 | 13 | 69.8 | 68.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.8 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.7 | 71.8 | 95.6 | 93.2 | 91.5 | 69.8 | 75.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.5 | 59.6 | 64 | 99.9 | 50.7 | 99.4 | 79.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.4 | 81.2 | 87.9 | 94.5 | 63.5 | 36.7 | 85.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 56.1 | 52.4 | 82.7 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 36.7 | 87.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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