Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black

★★★★☆ 3.9 (14)
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1280 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black desktop
42 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average ram (9th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
65/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 7 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '25: 3.3★ · 3 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '26: 3.0★ · 2 reviews322Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 14.8
GPU 21
RAM 9.3
Ports 81.8
Storage 48
User Sentiment 19.9
Reliability 70
Social Proof 24.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
Cores 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz
L3 Cache 6 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type Integrated
VRAM 8 GB
VRAM Type GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR3
Storage 1 256 GB
Storage 1 Type SSD
Storage 2 1 TB
Storage 2 Type HDD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 9.5 kg / 20.9 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 10
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort 1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth ✓
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen Intel Core Ultra 7 265 Intel Core i5 14400T AMD Ryzen 7 255 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
RAM (GB) 8 16 16 32 32 16
Storage (GB) 1280 1024 512 1024 3072 1024
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
Form Factor sff mid-tower mini mini mini mini
Psu W - 280 90 120 120 120
OS Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF 14.8219.381.84819.97024.4
HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare 88.658.754.194.753.775.77099.1
Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare 52.835.749.884.24194.97095.7
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.363.181.865.253.788.611.694.4
ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare 58.658.781.877.695.726.937.483.9
MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare 51.758.751.489.569.175.737.475.1

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

$200 $220 $240 $260 $280 $300 May 7Jul 6Sep 28Nov 6 $250

Usage Scores

Overall (42.2)AI/LLM (11)Gaming (7.7)Portability (43.5)Creator (13.3)Business (47.8)Developer (30.7)Home Office (46.2)Workstation (26.8)
  • Overall42.2
  • AI/LLM11
  • Gaming7.7
  • Portability43.5
  • Creator13.3
  • Business47.8
  • Developer30.7
  • Home Office46.2
  • Workstation26.8

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations33

OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB256GB$129OptiPlex 504064 bit Quad-Core Processor32GB1TB$179OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 6500T8GB256GB$180OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB256GB$190OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i7 6700480GB480GB$195OptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5Intel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GB$199OptiPlex 5040-SFFIntel Core i716GB512GB$207OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 66008GB256GB$240OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GB$345
Show all 33 configurations
OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB1TBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i7 670016GB480GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB500GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5-65008GB240GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB512GBOptiplex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB240GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650012GB128GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core I58GB512GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFintel Core i58GB512GBOptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650032GB1TBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65004GB240GBOptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650016GB1TBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-650016GB500GBOptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5-650032GB500GBOptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB240GBOptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650016GB512GBOptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5-6500 3.20GHzIntel Core i5-650012GB500GBOptiPlex 5040 SFF3.2GHz16GB1TBOptiPlex 5040-SFFi5-650032GB512GBOptiPlex 5040 SFF64 bit Quad-Core Processor4GB1TBOptiPlex 5040i5-650016GB2TBOptiPlex 50403.40GHz4GB128GBOptiPlex 5040 Businessintel Core i516GB128GB

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