Dell OptiPlex 3040 SFF, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel Integrated graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average port selection (27th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Integrated graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.4 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel Integrated graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mid-tower | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 850 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | 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 | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 SFF | 14.6 | 20.9 | 31.6 | 26.7 | 53.6 | 70 | 42.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.7 | 98.4 | 89.2 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.8 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall37.9
- AI/LLM12.6
- Gaming7.8
- Portability32.6
- Creator13
- Business42.2
- Developer28.8
- Home Office40.3
- Workstation27.4
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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