Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF Black
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 | MSI Codex R2 B14NVM7-438US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 400 | 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 7040 SFF | 16.1 | 95.9 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 70.4 | 67.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 70.4 | 99.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.2 | 62.3 | 52.8 | 96.7 | 32.1 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.6 | 68.2 | 82.7 | 95.4 | 58.1 | 70.4 | 97.4 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 79.1 | 92 | 87.4 | 27.5 | 98.3 |
| MSI Codex R2 B14NVM7-438US Compare | 84 | 73.7 | 87.8 | 90.4 | 91.9 | 37.8 | 72.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$583
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Usage Scores
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