Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Black
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel HD graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 13.6 kg / 30.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Port 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core i9 11900H | Intel Core 3 100U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1024 | 500 |
| GPU | Intel HD graphics | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | 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 7040 SFF | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 89.1 | 5.9 | 70 | 8 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| 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 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 50.7 | 35.6 | 64.1 | 68.9 | 69 | 11.6 | 87.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall37.9
- AI/LLM9.2
- Gaming6.6
- Portability31.1
- Creator10.4
- Business41
- Developer24.9
- Home Office34.7
- Workstation21.3
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