Dell Optiplex 3040 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 480GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 480 GB
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
28 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 3040 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | GEEKOM A5 Pro | Kamrui Pinova P1 | Acer Aspire XC XC-1715 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | AMD Ryzen 3 4300U | Intel Processor N150 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 756 | 3072 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| GPU | - | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD VEGA 5 | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | desktop |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 3040 | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 70 | 42.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| GEEKOM A5 Pro Compare | 42.6 | 45.9 | 31.6 | 76.4 | 69 | 11.6 | 98.2 |
| Kamrui Pinova P1 Compare | 21.8 | 71.1 | 31.6 | 58.8 | 29.5 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
| Acer Aspire XC XC-1715 Compare | 12.4 | 35.6 | 16.4 | 58.8 | 29.5 | 32.3 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall27.7
- AI/LLM8.3
- Gaming5.5
- Portability28.3
- Creator8.8
- Business34.5
- Developer17.9
- Home Office28.9
- Workstation18.3
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