Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
Equipped with a 6th-gen Intel Core i7-6700 and a substantial 64GB of DDR4 RAM, this compact desktop handles heavy multitasking and memory-intensive business applications with ease. The 1TB NVMe SSD provides fast boot times and ample local storage in a space-saving small form factor chassis. It’s best for office professionals needing a reliable, refurbished workstation for data analysis, virtualization, or running multiple line-of-business applications simultaneously.
CPU 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
58 Overall Score
Price $401
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 35L | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 4096 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 16.1 | 10.3 | 92.2 | 84.6 | 73.1 | 70.6 | 57.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN 35L Compare | 68.8 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 95.3 | 96.5 | 70.6 | 63.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 38 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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Other Configurations44
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