Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
46 Overall Score
Price $129
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (22nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 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 | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | PELADN WO4 WO4-5600H-16-512-BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1000 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 8.9 | 96.1 | 10.1 | 27.3 | 21.5 | 69.9 | 82.9 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 47.4 | 56 | 59.2 | 80.4 | 73.8 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 58.3 | 83 | 80.4 | 58.6 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 38.3 | 96.1 | 32.9 | 96.4 | 47 | 69.9 | 63.9 |
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Compare | 51.4 | 47.5 | 10.1 | 74 | 47.7 | 99.3 | 91.7 |
| PELADN WO4 WO4-5600H-16-512-BL Compare | 39.8 | 65.3 | 32.9 | 58.5 | 43.2 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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