On sale 12%
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
45 Overall Score
Price $245
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (15th percentile)
- Below average port selection (31st 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 27-CS1014 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT | Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.8GHZ Quad Core i5 MNED2LL/A | Empowered PC Envision S13 SFF Desktop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 6600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core 7 240H | 3.80GHz | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 2128 | 1536 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 580 | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | aio | sff |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 120 | 150 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 46.1 | 95.7 | 8.9 | 31 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 70.6 | 90.5 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 46.3 | 53.9 | 58.2 | 79.8 | 73.1 | 94.8 | 70.6 | 98.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 88.6 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.8 | 31.7 | 94.8 | 70.6 | 98.4 |
| Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.8GHZ Quad Core i5 MNED2LL/A Compare | 61.8 | 58.7 | 2 | 50.6 | 81.5 | 0 | 99.3 | 89.6 |
| Empowered PC Envision S13 SFF Desktop Compare | 55.4 | 95.7 | 64 | 47.3 | 81.5 | 75.6 | 11.8 | 85.8 |
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