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Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
51 Overall Score
Price $345
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 13.6 kg / 30.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 260 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 8.6 | 95.7 | 31.4 | 84.6 | 15.2 | 70.6 | 6.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 98.6 | 57.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 52.8 | 82.5 | 78.1 | 51.5 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 38 | 86.9 |
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