Dell Optiplex 7040

Dell Optiplex 7040

Dell
48 Overall Score
vs
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025

ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025

ASUS
87 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Dell Optiplex 7040

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  • Pre-installed CPU drivers somewhat outdated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
Dell
9
ASUS
90
Creator
Dell
18
ASUS
82
Workstation
Dell
39
ASUS
80
Developer
Dell
45
ASUS
80
Home Office
Dell
52
ASUS
78
Ai Llm
Dell
18
ASUS
73
Business
Dell
55
ASUS
72
Compact
Dell
50
ASUS
28

Specifications

Dell Optiplex 7040ASUS ROG GM700
Processor
CPU*—AMD Ryzen 7 9800X★
CPU Multi-Core Score
5,601
39,954
Cores48★
Frequency3.2 GHz4.7 GHz★
L3 Cache6 MB96 MB★
Graphics
GPUIntegrated Intel HD Graphics 530NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti★
GPU Benchmark ScoreNo data
32,372
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—16 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 11 TB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Build
Form Factorsffmid-tower
PSU—850W★
Weight—16.50 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports—2★
USB Ports69★
HDMI1x HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort2x DisplayPort3 x DisplayPort 2.1, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth
EthernetGigabit Ethernet2.5Gbps Ethernet
System
OSWindows 10Windows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Dell Optiplex 7040

  • Strong social proof (70th percentile)
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile)
  • Strong ram (66th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average gpu (14th percentile)14th %ile

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 87 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 25 specs.

Dell Optiplex 7040 Better at:

Compact

ASUS ROG GM700 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation