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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Radeon Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price $152
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | HP EliteDesk 800 G3 800 G3 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ACEMAGIC M1 M1 | Acer Aspire C27-2G-UR17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 1012 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Integrated Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini-tower | mini | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 170 | - | 120 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 9.4 | 94.8 | 8.1 | 67.6 | 13.1 | 69.9 | 57.5 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.1 | 51.6 | 57.4 | 66 | 84.6 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| HP EliteDesk 800 G3 800 G3 Compare | 60.1 | 94.8 | 14 | 94.2 | 48.1 | 69.9 | 96.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 67.4 | 53.2 | 82.7 | 69.8 | 56.9 | 11.3 | 95.1 |
| ACEMAGIC M1 M1 Compare | 54.9 | 55.1 | 77.2 | 72.9 | 56.9 | 11.3 | 96.2 |
| Acer Aspire C27-2G-UR17 Compare | 43.5 | 94.8 | 30.5 | 71.2 | 50.7 | 31.7 | 80.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $152
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Jul 4, 2026 Refurbished $152
Usage Scores
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