Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
37 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 81.8 | 46.3 | 70 | 9.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 54.1 | 94.7 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on May 12, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall37
- AI/LLM9.1
- Gaming6.9
- Portability44.2
- Creator12.8
- Business37.3
- Developer29.8
- Home Office34.2
- Workstation26.1
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Other Configurations15
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