On sale 6%
Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Black 2025
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
60 Overall Score
Price $159
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.8 kg / 12.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 6 |
| USB Ports | 11 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| DisplayPort | DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 4 |
| Ethernet | 1000Mbps Ethernet card |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Tower | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 | Apple iMac MNDY2LL/A | ACEMAGIC M1 M1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1012 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD integrated | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | Ryzen integrated |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mini | mini | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Support Windows | OS 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 7.3 | 95.2 | 7.2 | 99.9 | 12.5 | 34.6 | 71.1 | 93.2 |
| HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Tower Compare | 59 | 95.2 | 12.7 | 94.2 | 46.4 | 0 | 71.1 | 96 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 66.2 | 51.9 | 81.8 | 69.9 | 55.1 | 0 | 12 | 94.9 |
| wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 Compare | 54 | 54.1 | 81.8 | 69.9 | 71.5 | 75.8 | 12 | 91.5 |
| Apple iMac MNDY2LL/A Compare | 51.6 | 43 | 7.2 | 73 | 44.4 | 0 | 99.3 | 90.7 |
| ACEMAGIC M1 M1 Compare | 53.7 | 50.8 | 76 | 73 | 55.1 | 0 | 12 | 96 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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