Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF 2018, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF 2018, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black desktop
37 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (71st percentile) 71st
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average storage (13th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)
  • Below average ram (32nd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 14.7
GPU 21
RAM 31.6
Ports 32.8
Storage 12.9
Reliability 70
Social Proof 70.5

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 6500
Cores 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz
L3 Cache 6 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 4.5 kg / 10.0 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 4
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 0x DisplayPort
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF 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 6500 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) 256 512 1024 1024 1024 1024
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD 770 Graphics AMD Radeon 780M AMD Radeon 680M Intel Arc 140T
Form Factor sff 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 SFF 14.72131.632.812.97070.5
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

Price History

$220 $221 $222 $223 $224 $225 $226 Jun 8Oct 26 $223

Usage Scores

Overall (37.1)AI/LLM (12.3)Gaming (7.8)Portability (38.9)Creator (13.2)Business (44)Developer (30.8)Home Office (38.7)Workstation (28.1)
  • Overall37.1
  • AI/LLM12.3
  • Gaming7.8
  • Portability38.9
  • Creator13.2
  • Business44
  • Developer30.8
  • Home Office38.7
  • Workstation28.1

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

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