Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
What Buyers Say
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
The Mac Studio M4 Max is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast performance in video editing and music production. Users highlight the seamless setup, quiet operation, and compact design as major strengths. A few note the high price and lack of included peripherals as minor drawbacks, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Blazing-fast performance
- Seamless setup
- Quiet operation
- Compact design
- Excellent for video editing
Cons
- High price
- No bundled peripherals
- Not for gaming or CUDA workloads
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
The Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF is seen as a good value for the price, perfect for light server or browsing tasks. Users appreciate its small form factor and ease of upgrade. However, one reviewer mentioned missing parts upon shipping, indicating occasional quality control issues. Overall, it's recommended for those needing a compact secondary computer.
Pros
- Great value for the price
- Compact small form factor
- Easy to upgrade and work on
- Perfect for light server or browsing tasks
- Good performance with i5-6500 and 16GB RAM
Cons
- Missing parts upon delivery
- Quality control issues reported
Scores
Specifications
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Max★ | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 14★ | 4 |
| Frequency | — | 3.2 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 6 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Apple M4 Max 32-core★ | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 12 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Unified | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 36 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR4★ |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB★ | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Storage 2 | — | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 2 Type | — | HDD★ |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | sff |
| Weight | 2.74 kg | 6.03 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 6★ | — |
| USB Ports | 2 | 8★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6★ | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 10 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
- Strong storage (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong reliability (69th percentile)
- Strong gpu (68th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average social proof (23rd percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 94 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 27 specs.