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
29 Overall Score
Price $241
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average port selection (18th percentile)
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 | HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT | Apple iMac Certified Refurbished 27" | Empowered PC Envision S13 SFF Desktop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1064 | 1536 |
| GPU | 1 x D-Sub / 1 x HDMI | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 570X | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | aio | sff |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 120 | 150 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 8.6 | 10.3 | 31.4 | 17.7 | 10.2 | 70.6 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 46.3 | 53.9 | 58.3 | 79.8 | 73.1 | 70.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.8 | 31.7 | 70.6 |
| Apple iMac Certified Refurbished 27" Compare | 71.2 | 57.3 | 8.9 | 65 | 61.9 | 99.3 |
| Empowered PC Envision S13 SFF Desktop Compare | 55.4 | 95.7 | 64 | 47.3 | 81.5 | 11.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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