Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel 6th Generation Core i7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
67 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong ram (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 6th Generation Core i7 |
| 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 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 4.6 kg / 10.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 6th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 3000 | 2000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | desktop |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 400 | 155 | 650 | 600 |
| 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 | 15.6 | 14 | 65.6 | 83.3 | 57.9 | 69.4 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 76 | 83.3 | 93.9 | 51.8 | 69.4 | 99.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 89.3 | 70.7 | 83.3 | 98.7 | 57.9 | 69.4 | 97.7 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.8 | 65.1 | 54 | 96.7 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.7 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.1 | 76 | 58.2 | 91.3 | 96.7 | 36 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.3 | 76 | 79.8 | 91.3 | 87.2 | 26.2 | 98.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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