Dell OptiPlex 7040 2015, Core i5, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Integrated/On-Board Graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
20 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | Display Port-2 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| 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 7040 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 81.8 | 29.5 | 70 | 78.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall19.5
- AI/LLM4.2
- Gaming2.8
- Portability25.4
- Creator5.1
- Business23.2
- Developer14
- Home Office21.9
- Workstation11
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations57
OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB512GBBlack¥50,454OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670032GB1536GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB500GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-670016GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-67008GB628GBOptiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-67008GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i532GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i516GB2304GBBlack
Show all 57 configurations
OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB4TBBlackOptiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel 6th Generation Core i516GB1012GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB756GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFF3.2GHz8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040-SFFIntel Core i7 670016GB512GBBlackOptiplex 7040 SFFIntel Core i516GB480GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670064GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7 670032GB3TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7 6700512GB2560GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB500GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5-650016GB256GBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen8GB240GBBlackOptiplex 7040 Small FormIntel Core i7 670064GB1TBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB2TBBlackOptiPlex 70403.2GHz8GB1TBBlackOptiplex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-660016GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-66008GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040-SFFIntel Core i7-67008GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040-SFFi5-65008GB480GBBlack/SilverOptiplex 7040Core i532GB1TBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i78GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB250GBBlackOptiplex 7040Intel Core i5-66008GB500GBBlackOptiPlex 7040-SFFi7-670016GB480GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 7040-SFFi5-65008GB512GBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB2560GBOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i7-670016GB3TBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel 6th Generation Core i732GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i58GB360GBBlackOptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB2TBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670012GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 70403.2GHz8GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFF BusinessIntel Core i5-650016GB480GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFF Core i5Intel Core i5 6th Gen8GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670024GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650024GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 70403.2GHz8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 70403.2GHz4GB500GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-67004GB128GBBlackOptiplex 7040 SFF Desktop TowerIntel Core i7-67008GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650012GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 70403.40GHz8GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 SFFIntel Core i5 64008GB1TBBlack
