Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Port 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core 3 100U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1064 | 500 |
| GPU | Intel HD graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 570 | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 8.2 | 14 | 9.6 | 90.2 | 6.4 | 69.4 | 40.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.6 | 66.4 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 57.9 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.3 | 78.1 | 57.9 | 11.2 | 95.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 35.6 | 96.5 | 32.7 | 96.4 | 47 | 69.4 | 66.6 |
| Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A Compare | 56.7 | 61.2 | 9.6 | 52 | 61.7 | 99.4 | 91.1 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 30.8 | 52 | 53.3 | 78.1 | 37.8 | 36 | 96.1 |
Price
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