New On sale 4%
Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
Price $171
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average port (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (22th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP ProDesk 600 G3 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 | Lenovo Yoga F0J20012US | Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Intel Core i7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1256 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics | AMD Integrated | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 760M | Intel Arc 140T | AMD integrated |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mini | mini | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 120 | - | 170 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 | Support Windows | OS 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 PRO |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 7.4 | 95.2 | 29.1 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 71.1 | 22.2 |
| HP ProDesk 600 G3 Compare | 74.5 | 95.2 | 62.5 | 91.8 | 47.3 | 71.1 | 91 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 66.3 | 52.1 | 82 | 70.5 | 55.8 | 11.9 | 95.1 |
| wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 Compare | 54.1 | 54.2 | 82 | 70.5 | 71.4 | 11.9 | 92.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga F0J20012US Compare | 68.8 | 52.1 | 56.2 | 71.8 | 85.6 | 71.1 | 7 |
| Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 Compare | 53.5 | 86.3 | 68.1 | 65.2 | 71.4 | 11.9 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $171
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Usage Scores
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