Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025
Lenovo
97 Overall Score
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Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
Dell
49 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025
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Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
65 out of 100 low confidence 6 reviews
The Dell Optiplex 7040 is a refurbished desktop that runs Windows 11 despite lacking official TPM 2.0 support, though updates may require workarounds. It lacks an optical drive and has limited CPU upgrade options, but RAM can be expanded up to 64GB via four DIMM slots. Users appreciate its SATA and M.2 expansion capabilities, but note that it ships with Windows 10 Pro only.
Pros
- Runs Windows 11 on TPM 1.2
- Expandable RAM up to 64GB
- Multiple SATA and M.2 slots
- Refurbished like-new condition
Cons
- No optical drive
- CPU not upgradeable
- Ships only with Windows 10 Pro
- Windows 11 updates may need workarounds
- Watermark on unsupported Windows 11
Windows 11 compatibility 2
Hardware expansion 2
Optical drive absence 1
Cpu upgrade limitation 1
Ram expandability 1
Refurbished condition 1
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Specifications
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X★ | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 8★ | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.5 GHz★ | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | 5070 Ti★ | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 48 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB★ | — |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe SSD★ | — |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff |
| PSU | 850W★ | — |
| Weight | 15.00 kg | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | — |
| USB Ports | 7★ | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E★ | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Ethernet (RJ45) | Gigabit Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong cpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong port selection (90th percentile)90th %ile
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
- Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong reliability (69th percentile)
- Strong ram (66th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
Pricing
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 20250.052score per dollar
vs
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 20160.123score per dollar
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016 offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 27 specs.
