Dell OptiPlex 7040
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
54 Overall Score
Price €0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (16th percentile)
- Below average port (25th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 17 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI |
| DisplayPort | DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 4096 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | - | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.4 | 95.2 | 15.8 | 25.2 | 12.5 | 71 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 96.6 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 71 | 82.1 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 95.4 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 71 | 86.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77.1 | 94.1 | 97.5 | 91.1 | 38.9 | 72.9 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.4 | 98.4 | 38.9 | 82.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.6 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 11.8 | 95.5 |
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations41
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