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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 4 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
Price CA$640
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average gpu (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| 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 GT16-0364 | ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5070 | MSI Codex R2 B14NVM7-438US | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M1 Max |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M1 Max 24-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | 850 | 650 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 57 | 69.9 | 68.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 71.6 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.9 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 68.7 | 81 | 87.9 | 98 | 57 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5070 Compare | 95.5 | 81 | 87.9 | 98.8 | 86.7 | 36.8 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex R2 B14NVM7-438US Compare | 83.8 | 71.6 | 87.9 | 90.1 | 91.4 | 36.8 | 72.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.6 | 59.4 | 64 | 99.9 | 50.7 | 99.4 | 78.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$640
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Other Configurations60
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