Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF Black 2021

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF Black 2021 desktop
67 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong port (85th percentile) 85th
  • Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
  • Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th

Cons

  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)
  • Below average storage (29th percentile)
  • Below average ram (29th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has improved over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '22: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '22: 3.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '23: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '23: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '24: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ3 '24: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 1 review1112321311Q4 '21Q1 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 16 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 15.4
GPU 95.2
RAM 28.7
Ports 84.8
Storage 28.7
Reliability 71.1
Social Proof 84.1

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i7 6700
Cores 4
Frequency 3.4 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type integrated
VRAM 48 GB
VRAM Type GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 10
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 2x DisplayPort
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 HP Omen GT22 ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM
CPU Intel Core i7 6700 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) 512 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 10 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home NVIDIA DGX OS Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF 15.495.228.784.828.771.184.1
Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare 97.787.896.591.796.471.181.6
HP Omen GT22 Compare 97.787.895.498.199.371.185.7
ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare 98.77794.197.591.139.272.4
MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare 99.695.298.787.598.439.281.6
CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare 93.98196.586.799.21295.2

Usage Scores

Overall (67.3)Ai Llm (26.4)Gaming (18.4)Compact (62.7)Creator (26.3)Business (64.6)Developer (47.8)Home Office (59.2)Workstation (50.3)

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