Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Home
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | USB WIFI Adapter |
| Bluetooth | USB Bluetooth Adapter |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 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 i5-6500 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD 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 | 180 | - | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | 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 3040 | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 62.5 | 21.4 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 37.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall36.4
- AI/LLM9.3
- Gaming6.2
- Portability34.9
- Creator9.5
- Business40.2
- Developer24.8
- Home Office35.2
- Workstation19.6
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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