Dell OptiPlex 3040
CPU intel core i3-6100
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
23 Overall Score
Price $85
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (2nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th 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 | Origimagic C3 | ASUS NUC 14 PRO RNUC14RVKI30000UI | Apple Mac Mini MRTT2LL/A-2D-R-RB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel core i3-6100 | Intel Core i5 12400T | 3.00GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core i5-8500B 6 Core Processor |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 8 | - | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 756 | 1024 | 512 | - | 256 |
| GPU | - | Intel HD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | Intel Graphics | AMD Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | sff | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 10 | No OS | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 1.6 | 10 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 70.5 | 49.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 37 | 95.6 | 30.8 | 96.3 | 45.8 | 70.5 | 63.9 |
| HP ProDesk 600 G4 SFF Compare | 20.7 | 95.6 | 30.8 | 86.3 | 57.3 | 70.5 | 83.4 |
| Origimagic C3 Compare | 29.4 | 95.6 | 1.4 | 43.9 | 31.1 | 11.6 | 91.9 |
| ASUS NUC 14 PRO RNUC14RVKI30000UI Compare | 32 | 46.9 | 16.8 | 88 | 2.3 | 37.8 | 19 |
| Apple Mac Mini MRTT2LL/A-2D-R-RB Compare | 17.8 | 95.6 | 2.3 | 27 | 20 | 99.4 | 27.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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