Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor micro-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
49 Overall Score
Price CA$486
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (8th 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 | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | GMKtec EVO-T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc 140T GPU |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | 280 | 155 | 600 | 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 3040 | 3.1 | 95.6 | 1.4 | 45.2 | 7.8 | 70.5 | 76.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.2 | 55.9 | 78.7 | 99.4 | 84.8 | 70.5 | 89.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 76.8 | 61.3 | 52 | 96.6 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 83.8 | 73 | 78.7 | 86.3 | 63.9 | 27.3 | 99.6 |
| GMKtec EVO-T1 Compare | 73.8 | 53.6 | 98.3 | 88 | 91.5 | 11.6 | 97.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$486
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Usage Scores
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