Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 480 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Professional
37 Overall Score
Price CA$391
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (22th percentile)
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DP |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Professional |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 35L | Apple Mac mini M4 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro | MSI Codex Z2 CODZ2C8NVL47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 1000 | 4096 | 256 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | 155 | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF | 7.3 | 10.2 | 28.6 | 75.6 | 22.3 | 71.2 | 40.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 81.7 | 94.2 | 61.9 | 71.2 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 35L Compare | 70.6 | 81 | 87.3 | 95.4 | 96.5 | 71.2 | 63.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 28.6 | 96.7 | 12.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro Compare | 58.6 | 51.9 | 81.7 | 98.3 | 96.4 | 39.3 | 85.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 CODZ2C8NVL47 Compare | 70.6 | 69.7 | 87.3 | 86.5 | 55.3 | 39.3 | 61.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$391
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May 19, 2026 Refurbished CA$391
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