Dell Optiplex 7040 Black
Dell
43 Overall Score
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ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
ASUS
93 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Dell Optiplex 7040 Black
No customer feedback yet
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
95 out of 100 medium confidence 16 reviews
The ASUS ROG GM700 is a powerful prebuilt gaming PC that has received outstanding feedback across all reviews. Users praise its stellar performance with AAA games at ultra settings, robust build quality, effective cooling, and ability to handle demanding workloads like video editing and local AI development. Minor issues include slightly messy front cable management, a risk of crashing when running multiple games from the same launcher, and a higher-than-desired price, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Outstanding gaming performance
- Effective cooling system
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- Great for AI and productivity
Cons
- Slightly messy front cable management
- Crash when running multiple same-launcher games
- Higher price point
- Pre-installed CPU drivers somewhat outdated
Gaming performance 8
Cooling and thermals 5
Build quality 5
Value for money 4
Cable management 2
Ai and productivity 2
Scores
Gaming
Home Office
Creator
Workstation
Developer
Business
Ai Llm
Compact
Specifications
| Dell Optiplex 7040 | ASUS ROG GM700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 4 | 8★ |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 96 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | 48 GB★ | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 | DDR5★ |
| Storage 1 | 500 GB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | HDD | SSD★ |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower |
| PSU | — | 850W★ |
| Weight | 4.85 kg | 16.50 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | — | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 2 | 9★ |
| HDMI | — | 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3 x DisplayPort 2.1, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 6★ |
| Bluetooth | — | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | — | 2.5Gbps Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Dell Optiplex 7040 Black
- Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Strong reliability (69th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile
Verdict
Winner: ASUS ROG GM700
Scores 93 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 25 specs.