Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2016
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Integrated/On-Board Graphics
form factor desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro
23 Overall Score
Price CA$465
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Integrated/On-Board Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | - | 600 | 650 |
| 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 3040 | 44.3 | 95.6 | 30.8 | 75.7 | 31.1 | 70.5 | 40.3 |
| 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 Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.6 | 60.4 | 63.8 | 99.9 | 51 | 99.4 | 78.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 83.8 | 73 | 78.7 | 86.3 | 63.9 | 27.3 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US Compare | 68.6 | 73 | 56.5 | 88.9 | 91.5 | 37.8 | 89.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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