Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro 2020, Core i7-6700T, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 4.8 (8)
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro 2020, Core i7-6700T, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black desktop
50 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average cpu (20th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)
  • Below average storage (30th percentile)
  • Below average ram (32nd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 20.2
GPU 21
RAM 31.6
Ports 44.5
Storage 29.5
Reliability 70
Social Proof 77.8

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
Cores 4
Frequency 2.8 GHz
L3 Cache 8 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type Integrated

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor mini

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 HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core i5 14400T AMD Ryzen 7 255 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
RAM (GB) 16 16 16 32 32 16
Storage (GB) 512 1536 512 1024 3072 1024
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon 780M Intel UHD Graphics 730 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
Form Factor mini mini-tower mini mini mini mini
Psu W - 280 90 120 120 120
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro 20.22131.644.529.57077.8
HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare 71.963.151.494.779.97098.2
Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare 52.735.649.884.240.97095.6
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.263.181.865.353.611.694.3
ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare 58.458.781.877.695.637.383.9
MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare 51.658.751.489.56937.375

Price

Value & Pricing

We started tracking prices for this product on May 21, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (49.8)AI/LLM (14.9)Gaming (9.1)Portability (54.8)Creator (16.8)Business (56.5)Developer (39.2)Home Office (54.1)Workstation (35.2)
  • Overall49.8
  • AI/LLM14.9
  • Gaming9.1
  • Portability54.8
  • Creator16.8
  • Business56.5
  • Developer39.2
  • Home Office54.1
  • Workstation35.2

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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 Gen16GB240GBBlack$219OptiPlex 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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