Dell OptiPlex 7040 2016
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 8 GB
Storage 628 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price $220
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI Port |
| DisplayPort | Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Ethernet (RJ-45) Port |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT | Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.8GHZ Quad Core i5 MNED2LL/A | HP EliteDesk HP | Reatan X7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core 7 240H | 3.80GHz | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 628 | 1024 | 512 | 2128 | 1012 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 580 | AMD Integrated Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | aio | mini-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 150 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 16.1 | 95.7 | 8.9 | 31 | 24.9 | 70.6 | 21.5 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.8 | 31.7 | 70.6 | 98.4 |
| Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.8GHZ Quad Core i5 MNED2LL/A Compare | 61.8 | 58.7 | 2 | 50.6 | 81.5 | 99.3 | 89.6 |
| HP EliteDesk HP Compare | 56.7 | 95.7 | 15.6 | 94.1 | 48.8 | 70.6 | 96.2 |
| Reatan X7 Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 71.7 | 73.1 | 11.8 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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