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Dell Optiplex 7040 2015
CPU Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
45 Overall Score
Price CA$767
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 | HP Omen 45L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5070 | MSI Aegis RS2 AI C2NVP7-1445US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8096 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | - | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 7040 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 84.3 | 56.9 | 69.8 | 68.5 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.6 | 87.8 | 95.6 | 98 | 99.4 | 69.8 | 87.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.8 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 99.6 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 94.5 | 30.2 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG G700TF-U7KF5070 Compare | 95.4 | 81.2 | 87.9 | 98.8 | 86.8 | 36.7 | 99.6 |
| MSI Aegis RS2 AI C2NVP7-1445US Compare | 96.1 | 81.2 | 87.9 | 98.2 | 63.5 | 36.7 | 92.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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