On sale 14%
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
60 Overall Score
Price $174
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (17th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
82/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2.0 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | HP EliteDesk HP | wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core 7 240H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 2256 | 512 | 1024 | 1012 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Integrated Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon Pro 555 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini-tower | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 150 | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 8.6 | 64.7 | 31.4 | 68.2 | 81.7 | 62.3 | 70.6 | 16.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.9 | 31.7 | 94.8 | 70.6 | 98.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 57.7 | 88.7 | 11.8 | 95 |
| HP EliteDesk HP Compare | 56.8 | 95.7 | 15.6 | 94.1 | 48.8 | 24 | 70.6 | 96.2 |
| wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Compare | 52.4 | 52.1 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 73.1 | 75.7 | 11.8 | 91.9 |
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Compare | 50.3 | 44.8 | 8.9 | 73.5 | 46.9 | 0 | 99.3 | 91.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $174
Newegg 2 offers From $174
Best Buy 2 offers From $222
Price History
New Refurbished
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