Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i3-6100, 8GB, 240GB SSD
CPU intel core i3-6100
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
23 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | intel core i3-6100 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP EliteDesk 800 G4 | GEEKOM A5 | Apple Mac mini MRTT2LL/A-2D-R-RB | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVKI30000UI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel core i3-6100 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 64 bit Six-Core Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | Intel Core i5-8500B 6 Core Processor | Intel Core 3 100U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 756 | 1280 | 512 | 256 | - |
| GPU | - | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | sff | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | - | 120 | - | 90 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | No OS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 70 | 42.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Compare | 29.8 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 90.5 | 53.6 | 70 | 73.2 |
| GEEKOM A5 Compare | 42.6 | 45.9 | 31.6 | 76.4 | 40.9 | 11.6 | 98.2 |
| Apple Mac mini MRTT2LL/A-2D-R-RB Compare | 27 | 99.2 | 2.9 | 23.2 | 12.9 | 99.3 | 19.2 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVKI30000UI Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 17.5 | 98.2 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 7.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall22.9
- AI/LLM5.6
- Gaming3.4
- Portability25.1
- Creator6
- Business31.6
- Developer14.3
- Home Office24.4
- Workstation13.5
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