Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i7-6700, 16GB, 480GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (22nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd 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 |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 4.5 kg / 9.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1x RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 25.3 | 21 | 31.6 | 32.7 | 22.4 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.2 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.8 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 98 | 53.7 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 95 | 89.2 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.5 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 90.5 | 82.9 | 37.4 |
Usage Scores
- Overall37
- AI/LLM12.6
- Gaming7.8
- Portability38.8
- Creator12.3
- Business43
- Developer28.4
- Home Office38.6
- Workstation26.5
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