Dell OptiPlex 3040 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Radeon Graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHC70000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 756 | 3072 | 500 | - |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | No OS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 62.5 | 12.9 | 70 | 51.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHC70000U Compare | 57.3 | 48.8 | 98.6 | 86.1 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 2.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall35.4
- AI/LLM9.1
- Gaming6.6
- Portability40.8
- Creator10.1
- Business39.7
- Developer24
- Home Office33.9
- Workstation20.8
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