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Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI
form factor SFF
OS Windows 10 Pro
28 Overall Score
Price $241
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average port (18th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 64 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | SFF |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | GMKtec Nucbox K11 | MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF PC (3.8-4.6GHz | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G | Intel Core Ultra 5 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1536 | 2048 | 1536 | 512 |
| GPU | 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | SFF | mini | mini-tower | mini | sff | sff |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 120 | - | 260 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 7.4 | 10.4 | 29.1 | 17.7 | 8 | 71.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.8 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72.5 | 10.4 | 49.6 | 95.4 | 80.4 | 71.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 68.7 | 86.3 | 82 | 80.3 | 91 | 11.9 |
| MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF PC (3.8-4.6GHz Compare | 57.9 | 95.2 | 62.5 | 48.2 | 80.5 | 39.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6 Compare | 68 | 46.3 | 52.4 | 89.4 | 39.8 | 71.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $241
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Usage Scores
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