Dell OptiPlex 3040
CPU i5-6500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
32 Overall Score
Price $300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | aio | mini | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | - | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 64.9 | 43.5 | 8.8 | 69.9 | 14.1 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.5 | 56 | 91.8 | 80.5 | 73.9 | 69.9 | 99.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.5 | 60.1 | 53.6 | 96.7 | 32.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 58.1 | 55 | 83.1 | 78.7 | 52.5 | 69.9 | 98.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.5 | 56 | 83.1 | 98.2 | 95.9 | 36.9 | 87.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.8 | 58.3 | 83.1 | 80.5 | 58.7 | 11.5 | 95.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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