Dell OptiPlex 7040
CPU Intel Core i5-6600T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
37 Overall Score
Price $199
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average port selection (7th percentile)
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT | HP EliteDesk HP | wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS | ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1012 | 1024 | - |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Integrated Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M | Intel Arc 130T |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 150 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | No OS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.1 | 95.7 | 31.4 | 7.2 | 24.1 | 70.6 | 20.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.8 | 31.7 | 70.6 | 98.4 |
| HP EliteDesk HP Compare | 56.7 | 95.7 | 15.6 | 94.1 | 48.8 | 70.6 | 96.2 |
| wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Compare | 52.4 | 52.1 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 73.1 | 11.8 | 91.9 |
| ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U Compare | 63.4 | 53.9 | 99 | 79.8 | 2.6 | 38 | 81.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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