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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 4 GB
Storage 250 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$491
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong port (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (0th percentile)
- Below average storage (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
What owners think
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 | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 11.3 kg / 25.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 250 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 512 | 3072 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | - | 750 | 155 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 9.4 | 94.8 | 0.2 | 67.6 | 7.2 | 69.9 | 68 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 74.9 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.4 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.7 | 70.6 | 95.5 | 93.4 | 91.5 | 69.9 | 74.9 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 75.3 | 80.9 | 87.9 | 94.7 | 86.7 | 36.9 | 84.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 78.6 | 60.8 | 52.1 | 96.7 | 30.2 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 59.8 | 51.6 | 82.7 | 98.3 | 95.9 | 36.9 | 87 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$491
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Jun 30, 2026 Refurbished CA$491
Usage Scores
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