Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5 6th Gen
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
50 Overall Score
Price $189
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th Gen |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | HDMI (Rear) |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Ports (Rear) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 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 6th Gen | Intel Core 7 240H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 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 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 8.6 | 95.7 | 8.9 | 84.6 | 11 | 70.6 | 67.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.9 | 31.7 | 70.6 | 98.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95 |
| HP EliteDesk HP Compare | 56.8 | 95.7 | 15.6 | 94.1 | 48.8 | 70.6 | 96.2 |
| wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Compare | 52.4 | 52.1 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 73.1 | 11.8 | 91.9 |
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Compare | 50.3 | 44.8 | 8.9 | 73.5 | 46.9 | 99.3 | 91.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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