Dell OptiPlex Refurbished Excellent 7040 SFF Black 2016
The 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a dual-drive setup with a 1TB NVMe SSD plus 2TB HDD make this a capable multitasking workhorse for its class. Its compact SFF chassis saves desk space while supporting triple 4K displays via dual DisplayPort and HDMI, and the addition of Wi-Fi 6E provides modern wireless connectivity. This refurbished desktop is best for office workers and business users needing a budget-friendly, multi-monitor productivity station for data-heavy tasks.
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 3 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
79 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex Refurbished Excellent 7040 SFF | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 3072 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 1200 | - | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex Refurbished Excellent 7040 SFF | 17 | 96 | 65.1 | 51.2 | 95.9 | 69.9 | 93.9 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 89.7 | 79.7 | 93.6 | 92.1 | 69.9 | 87.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.4 | 89.7 | 96.5 | 92.2 | 96.6 | 69.9 | 85 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.9 | 68.2 | 70.5 | 94.7 | 33 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.4 | 91.5 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92.1 | 37 | 87.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 83.4 | 96.5 | 87 | 99.3 | 11.5 | 95 |
Usage Scores
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