ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
What Buyers Say
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
The ASUS ROG GM700 is a powerful prebuilt gaming PC that has received outstanding feedback across all reviews. Users praise its stellar performance with AAA games at ultra settings, robust build quality, effective cooling, and ability to handle demanding workloads like video editing and local AI development. Minor issues include slightly messy front cable management, a risk of crashing when running multiple games from the same launcher, and a higher-than-desired price, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Outstanding gaming performance
- Effective cooling system
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- Great for AI and productivity
Cons
- Slightly messy front cable management
- Crash when running multiple same-launcher games
- Higher price point
- Pre-installed CPU drivers somewhat outdated
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
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
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS ROG GM700 | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X★ | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 8★ | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.7 GHz★ | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 96 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti★ | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 16 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 | SSD | SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff |
| PSU | 850W★ | — |
| Weight | 16.50 kg | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | — |
| USB Ports | 9★ | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 3 x DisplayPort 2.1, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6★ | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gbps Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
Pros & Cons
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %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
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016 offers 3.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 25 specs.
