Dell OptiPlex 5040
The Intel Core i7-6700 and 16GB of RAM provide capable multitasking for office productivity, while the 480GB SSD ensures quick boot times and application loads in a compact SFF chassis. This certified refurbished unit ships with Windows 11 Pro and includes a keyboard and mouse, offering a complete, budget-conscious setup for standard business tasks. It’s best for office workers or students needing a reliable desktop for spreadsheets, documents, and web-based applications, not for gaming or graphics work.
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 480 GB
Storage 480 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
67 Overall Score
Price $243
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)
- Below average storage (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 480 GB |
| Storage | 480 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.8GHZ Quad Core i5 MNED2LL/A | Empowered PC Envision S13 SFF Desktop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | 3.80GHz | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
| RAM (GB) | 480 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 2128 | 1536 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon Pro 580 | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | aio | mini | aio | sff |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 170 | 120 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 | 16.1 | 95.6 | 99.7 | 17 | 21.8 | 70.5 | 88.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.2 | 62.8 | 51.3 | 95.2 | 57.3 | 70.5 | 98.4 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 67.9 | 53.5 | 57.3 | 66.3 | 84.8 | 70.5 | 98.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
| Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.8GHZ Quad Core i5 MNED2LL/A Compare | 61.5 | 58.4 | 1.9 | 49.9 | 81.3 | 99.4 | 89.6 |
| Empowered PC Envision S13 SFF Desktop Compare | 55 | 95.6 | 63.8 | 46.6 | 81.4 | 11.6 | 85.8 |
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