Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
64 Overall Score
Price CA$691
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (33rd percentile)
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 |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | - | 850 | 750 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 8.9 | 96 | 64.9 | 69 | 32.7 | 69.9 | 64.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 87.2 | 79.5 | 90.5 | 98.6 | 69.9 | 100 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.9 | 68.2 | 70.3 | 94.6 | 32.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.6 | 83.5 | 88 | 98 | 58.7 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.2 | 83.5 | 88 | 94.6 | 65.2 | 36.9 | 86.3 |
| Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 Compare | 86.7 | 83.5 | 88 | 97.7 | 65.2 | 31.8 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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