New On sale 8%
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
42 Overall Score
Price $202
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (30th percentile)
- Below average social proof (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI (Rear) |
| DisplayPort | Display Ports (Rear) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | HP OmniDesk M03-0044 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | aio | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 170 | 280 | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 9.1 | 95 | 30.4 | 39 | 8.4 | 70 | 33.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54 | 56.2 | 30.4 | 96.8 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 67.9 | 51.9 | 57.4 | 66.1 | 84.5 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0044 Compare | 66.1 | 45.1 | 54 | 95.4 | 56.9 | 70 | 98.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 54.2 | 82.7 | 79.6 | 56.9 | 11.3 | 95.1 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 51.7 | 50.5 | 77.2 | 77.8 | 72.5 | 11.3 | 95.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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