Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU 3.40GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 4 TB
form factor mini-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
38 Overall Score
Price CA$976
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average social proof (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.40GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 3.9 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.40GHz | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4000 | 4096 | 512 | 1024 | 8000 | 1000 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | - | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| 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 | 16.9 | 12.2 | 10 | 40.9 | 97.1 | 69.9 | 18 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 87.2 | 79.5 | 90.5 | 98.6 | 69.9 | 100 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.9 | 68.2 | 70.3 | 94.6 | 32.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.6 | 83.5 | 88 | 98 | 58.7 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 83.5 | 96.5 | 86.8 | 99.3 | 11.5 | 95 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.2 | 83.5 | 88 | 94.6 | 65.2 | 36.9 | 86.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$976
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