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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor micro-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
37 Overall Score
Price $182
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| 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 | micro-tower |
| Weight | 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP ProDesk 600 G3 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS | wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 | Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Integrated | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD integrated |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mini-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 120 | 260 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 | Support Windows | Windows 11 Home | OS 11 Pro | Windows 11 PRO |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.4 | 95.2 | 7.3 | 53.8 | 12.9 | 71.1 | 7 |
| HP ProDesk 600 G3 Compare | 74.5 | 95.2 | 62.5 | 91.8 | 47.3 | 71.1 | 91 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 66.3 | 52.1 | 82 | 70.5 | 55.8 | 11.9 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS Compare | 89 | 46.3 | 52.4 | 70.5 | 49.4 | 71.1 | 44.7 |
| wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 Compare | 54.1 | 54.2 | 82 | 70.5 | 71.4 | 11.9 | 92.1 |
| Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 Compare | 53.5 | 86.3 | 68.1 | 65.2 | 71.4 | 11.9 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $182
Best Buy 1 offers From $182
Jun 1, 2026 Used $182
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