Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro, Core i3-6100T, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i3-6100T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3-6100T |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | PELADN WO4 WO4-5600H-16-512-BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-6100T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | Intel Core 3 100U | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 756 | 3072 | 500 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | 6 | 21 | 9.2 | 44.5 | 5.9 | 70 | 62.7 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| PELADN WO4 WO4-5600H-16-512-BL Compare | 45.2 | 70.2 | 31.6 | 50.1 | 40.9 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall32.4
- AI/LLM8.4
- Gaming6.2
- Portability36.4
- Creator9
- Business38.2
- Developer20.7
- Home Office31.5
- Workstation18.3
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