Dell OptiPlex 3040
CPU intel core i3-6100
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
24 Overall Score
Price $85
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (2nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th 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 ProDesk 600 G4 SFF | ASUS V500SV V500SVC-I5512 | Origimagic C3 | Apple Mac Mini MRTT2LL/A-2D-R-RB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel core i3-6100 | Intel Core i5 12400T | 3.00GHz | Intel Core i5 13420H | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Intel Core i5-8500B 6 Core Processor |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 756 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| GPU | - | Intel HD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | AMD Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | sff | sff | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | - | 180 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 70.2 | 49.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 38 | 95.9 | 32.6 | 96.4 | 47 | 70.2 | 63.9 |
| HP ProDesk 600 G4 SFF Compare | 20.9 | 95.9 | 32.6 | 86.9 | 58.5 | 70.2 | 84.1 |
| ASUS V500SV V500SVC-I5512 Compare | 40.4 | 33.6 | 18.2 | 82.5 | 43.1 | 37.4 | 61.2 |
| Origimagic C3 Compare | 30.5 | 95.9 | 1.9 | 46.4 | 32.7 | 11.7 | 92.2 |
| Apple Mac Mini MRTT2LL/A-2D-R-RB Compare | 18.2 | 95.9 | 2.8 | 30.1 | 21.6 | 99.3 | 27.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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