Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015

★★★★☆ 4.1 (272)
CPU Intel 6th Generation Core i7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015 desktop
66 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
  • Strong port selection (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
  • Strong ram (66th percentile) 66th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (14th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (16th percentile)

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The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 15.7
GPU 14
RAM 65.6
Ports 83.2
Storage 57.6
User Sentiment 44.7
Reliability 69.4
Social Proof 94.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel 6th Generation Core i7
Cores 4
Frequency 3.4 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type Integrated

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 4.6 kg / 10.2 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 9
HDMI 0
DisplayPort 2x DisplayPort
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 7040 HP OMEN GT22-3080 Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM
CPU Intel 6th Generation Core i7 Intel Core Ultra 7 265K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Apple M3 Ultra Core i9 Intel Core i9 14900KF
RAM (GB) 32 32 32 96 64 64
Storage (GB) 1024 2048 4096 1000 5120 8000
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Apple M3 Ultra 60-core NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Form Factor sff mid-tower mid-tower sff mid-tower mid-tower
Psu W - 850 850 - - 850
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home macOS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 7040 15.71465.683.257.644.769.494.3
HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare 95.890.879.892.991.975.469.487.5
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare 96.588.279.889.698.5069.4100
Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare 98.972.596.294.351.694.799.487.9
The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare 99.184.79398.997.596.711.291.2
CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare 94.284.796.985.699.298.311.296

Usage Scores

Overall (66.3)AI/LLM (22)Gaming (11.5)Portability (70)Creator (22.3)Business (81)Developer (58.5)Home Office (72.2)Workstation (47.9)

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Other Configurations60

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