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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor mini-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
35 Overall Score
Price $207
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (31th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum UM760 Slim UM760 Slim | wo-we P8 HU-MNPC07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon 760M |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | aio | mini | aio | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 155 | 170 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | - | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 30.5 | 67.6 | 13.1 | 69.9 | 33.3 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 48.8 | 51.6 | 58 | 79.6 | 72.6 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 57.6 | 56 | 30.5 | 96.7 | 13.1 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.1 | 51.6 | 57.4 | 66 | 84.6 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum UM760 Slim UM760 Slim Compare | 55.4 | 94.8 | 49.7 | 69.8 | 56.9 | 11.3 | 96.2 |
| wo-we P8 HU-MNPC07 Compare | 55.4 | 55.1 | 82.7 | 69.8 | 72.6 | 11.3 | 92.1 |
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