Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF
CPU Core i5 6600
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
46 Overall Score
Price $230
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd 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 improved over time
35/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Core i5 6600 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.9 kg / 13.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 6600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 47.2 | 96.1 | 10.1 | 32.5 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 69.9 | 91 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.4 | 56 | 91.8 | 80.4 | 73.8 | 98.3 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.4 | 60.2 | 32.9 | 96.7 | 16.1 | 94.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.3 | 34.7 | 51.3 | 86.8 | 43.2 | 94.9 | 69.9 | 96.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 58.3 | 83 | 80.4 | 58.6 | 88.8 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.2 | 54.7 | 77.8 | 71 | 73.8 | 88.8 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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