Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6600, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black

★★★★☆ 3.5 (125)
CPU Intel Core i5 6600
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF 2015, Core i5-6600, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black desktop
36 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)
  • Below average ram (9th percentile)
  • Below average storage (13th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (19th percentile)

What owners think

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The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 19
GPU 21
RAM 9.3
Ports 32.7
Storage 12.9
User Sentiment 2.4
Reliability 70
Social Proof 89.1

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 6600
Cores 4
Frequency 3.3 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 DDR3
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 5.9 kg / 13.0 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 4
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 2x DisplayPort
Wi-Fi WiFi 5
Bluetooth ✓
Ethernet 1x Ethernet port

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US
CPU Intel Core i5 6600 Intel Core i5 14400T Intel Core i7 14700 AMD Ryzen 7 255 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
RAM (GB) 8 16 16 32 32 16
Storage (GB) 256 512 1024 1024 3072 1024
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD 770 Graphics AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
Form Factor sff mini mini mini mini mini
Psu W - 90 120 120 120 120
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF 19219.332.712.92.47089.1
Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare 52.835.749.884.24194.97095.7
HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare 82.745.146.158.769.162.57087.9
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.363.181.865.253.788.611.694.4
ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare 58.658.781.877.695.726.937.483.9
MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare 51.758.751.489.569.175.737.475.1

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

$150 $200 $250 $300 $350 Jun 6Jul 5Sep 19Nov 5 $240

Usage Scores

Overall (36.3)AI/LLM (11.1)Gaming (7.3)Portability (36.5)Creator (11.7)Business (50.5)Developer (26.9)Home Office (46.1)Workstation (24.1)
  • Overall36.3
  • AI/LLM11.1
  • Gaming7.3
  • Portability36.5
  • Creator11.7
  • Business50.5
  • Developer26.9
  • Home Office46.1
  • Workstation24.1

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations33

OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-65008GB256GB$129OptiPlex 504064 bit Quad-Core Processor32GB1TB$179OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 6500T8GB256GB$180OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB256GB$190OptiPlex 5040Intel Core i7 6700480GB480GB$195OptiPlex 5040 SFF Core i5Intel Core i5 6th Gen16GB240GB$199OptiPlex 5040-SFFIntel Core i716GB512GB$207Optiplex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 6th Gen8GB1280GB$250OptiPlex 5040 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GB$345
Show all 33 configurations
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