Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 16GB, 240GB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 4.8 (4)
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 16GB, 240GB SSD, Black desktop
36 Overall Score

No current retailer price

Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average storage (8th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (9th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)
  • Below average ram (32nd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 8.6
GPU 21
RAM 31.6
Ports 44.5
Storage 8.1
Reliability 70
Social Proof 62.7

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
Cores 4
Frequency 2.5 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type Integrated
VRAM 48 GB
VRAM Type GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 240 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor micro-tower

Connectivity

USB Ports 6
HDMI 1 HDMI (Rear)
DisplayPort 1 Display Ports (Rear)
Wi-Fi ✓
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus BOSGAME P3 ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen Intel Core i5 14400T Intel Core i7 14700 AMD Ryzen 7 255 AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
RAM (GB) 16 16 16 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 240 512 1024 1024 1024 1024
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD 770 Graphics AMD Radeon 780M AMD Radeon 680M Intel Arc 140T
Form Factor micro-tower mini mini mini mini mini
Psu W - 90 120 120 65 120
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro 8.62131.644.58.17062.7
Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare 52.735.649.884.240.97095.6
HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare 82.64546.158.8697087.9
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.263.181.865.353.611.694.3
BOSGAME P3 Compare 55.244.376.465.36911.694.3
ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U Compare 70.46281.854.96937.30

Price

Value & Pricing

We started tracking prices for this product on Jun 14, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (36.1)AI/LLM (11.8)Gaming (7.6)Portability (39.4)Creator (12.6)Business (42.3)Developer (29.8)Home Office (36.4)Workstation (26.7)
  • Overall36.1
  • AI/LLM11.8
  • Gaming7.6
  • Portability39.4
  • Creator12.6
  • Business42.3
  • Developer29.8
  • Home Office36.4
  • Workstation26.7

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations42

OptiPlex 7040 Micro TowerIntel Core i5 6500T8GB256GBBlack$150OptiPlex 7040-MicroIntel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBBlack$160OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBBlack$173OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5 6400T16GB256GB$184OptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5 6th Gen16GB512GBBlack$299OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-6700T16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T16GB512GBBlack
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OptiPlex Grade A 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T16GB480GBBlackOptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB480GBBlackOptiplex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6600T16GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 Micro2.50GHz16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6600T16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T8GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB128GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-67004GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i7-670016GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB480GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB500GBBlack7040 MICROIntel Core i5-650016GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-650016GB240GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T16GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6400T16GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 Micro4 x 256 KB8GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB500GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 Micro2.50GHz8GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 7040-MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB240GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-65004GB2TBBlackOptiPlex 7040 MicroIntel Core i5-65004GB500GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 Micro4 x 256 KB8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 7040 Microi5-6500T8GB256GBOptiPlex 7040 Micro64 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB500GBBlack

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