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Dell OptiPlex 7040
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 12 GB
Storage 240 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Home
29 Overall Score
Price CA$379
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (11th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average ram (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 64 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop GXi3200BSTV10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 14400F |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Intel Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | - | 120 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 16.3 | 11.4 | 18 | 19 | 10.2 | 70.2 | 49.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.8 | 82.9 | 94.2 | 64.7 | 70.2 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 48.8 | 55 | 98.7 | 58.3 | 70.2 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.1 | 59.2 | 53.1 | 96.7 | 32.5 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.4 | 57.3 | 82.9 | 80.5 | 58.3 | 11.7 | 95.2 |
| CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop GXi3200BSTV10 Compare | 59.8 | 73.8 | 57.3 | 86.8 | 64.7 | 27.4 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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