Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro, Core i3-6100T, 16GB, 240GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i3 6th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
27 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 6th Gen |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI (Rear) |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Ports (Rear) |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHC70000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 6th Gen | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 1024 | 756 | 3072 | 500 | - |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | No OS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | 6 | 21 | 31.6 | 44.5 | 8.1 | 70 | 1.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHC70000U Compare | 57.3 | 48.9 | 98.6 | 86.1 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 2.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall27.4
- AI/LLM9.9
- Gaming6.4
- Portability32.4
- Creator9.3
- Business32.2
- Developer20.9
- Home Office25.1
- Workstation20.1
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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