Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$717
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (14th 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 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1512 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 8000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 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 7040 | 16.1 | 10.3 | 64 | 68.2 | 80.1 | 70.6 | 14.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 68.8 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 97.9 | 57.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 66.6 | 69.4 | 94.5 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 82.6 | 96.4 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 11.8 | 95.5 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.6 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 94.5 | 64.2 | 38 | 85.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$717
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Usage Scores
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