Dell OptiPlex 7040-Micro, Core i5-6500T, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 Display Port, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040-Micro | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | Kamrui H1 E3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core 3 100U | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 500 | 512 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040-Micro | 8.6 | 21 | 31.6 | 44.5 | 12.9 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Kamrui H1 E3B Compare | 54.5 | 55.3 | 52.2 | 68.9 | 40.9 | 11.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall35
- AI/LLM11.6
- Gaming7.5
- Portability38.5
- Creator12.5
- Business44.5
- Developer29.2
- Home Office35
- Workstation26.5
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