Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro, Core i5-6500T, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHC70000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 756 | 3072 | 500 | - |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | No OS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro | 8.6 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 88 | 29.5 | 70 | 51.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHC70000U Compare | 57.3 | 48.9 | 98.6 | 86.1 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 2.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 7, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall41.6
- AI/LLM12.6
- Gaming7.1
- Portability53.7
- Creator11.8
- Business49.3
- Developer31.9
- Home Office41.4
- Workstation25.5
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