Dell OptiPlex 3040 2015, Core i7-6700, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
54 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
| Weight | 9.0 kg / 19.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | 1 x Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 25.2 | 21 | 31.6 | 62.6 | 29.5 | 70 | 91.8 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 54.1 | 94.7 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall53.5
- AI/LLM15.6
- Gaming9.8
- Portability50.7
- Creator17.8
- Business59.3
- Developer43
- Home Office57.3
- Workstation37.3
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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