Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (14th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd 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 | 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 3072 |
| GPU | 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 155 | 120 | 90 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 8.2 | 14 | 32.7 | 83.3 | 13.7 | 69.4 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.7 | 66.4 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 57.7 | 69.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.7 | 61.9 | 32.7 | 96.7 | 13.7 | 99.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.4 | 78 | 57.7 | 11.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 46.4 | 37.7 | 51.6 | 85.7 | 42.5 | 69.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 56.5 | 57.9 | 83.4 | 79.2 | 95.9 | 36 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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