On sale 17%
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2019
CPU Intel 6th Generation Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1012 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
psu w 240
OS Windows 11 Pro
65 Overall Score
Price $175
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong port selection (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 6th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 240 |
| Weight | 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | Acer Aspire C27-2G-UR17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 6th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1012 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | aio | aio |
| Psu W | 240 | 400 | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 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 | 8.2 | 96.5 | 19.1 | 83.3 | 48.9 | 69.4 | 58.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.6 | 66.4 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 57.7 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.4 | 78 | 57.7 | 11.2 | 95.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 35.6 | 96.5 | 32.7 | 96.3 | 47 | 69.4 | 66.7 |
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Compare | 49.6 | 49.9 | 9.6 | 70.6 | 47.7 | 99.4 | 92.4 |
| Acer Aspire C27-2G-UR17 Compare | 39.3 | 47.7 | 32.7 | 68.8 | 51.7 | 31 | 82.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $175
Best Buy 10 offers From $175
Newegg 1 offer From $308
Price History
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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