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
50 Overall Score
Price CA$486
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (9th 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 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | 155 | 280 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 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 3040 | 3.2 | 95.9 | 1.9 | 47.6 | 9.2 | 70.2 | 77.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74 | 83 | 94.3 | 64.9 | 70.2 | 99.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.3 | 62.8 | 53.4 | 96.8 | 32.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.8 | 57.6 | 79.4 | 99.4 | 85.2 | 70.2 | 89.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 84.1 | 74 | 79.4 | 86.9 | 64.9 | 27.3 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 69.3 | 74 | 57.6 | 89.4 | 92 | 37.4 | 90.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$486
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Usage Scores
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