Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Home
41 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| 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 | DDR3L |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | USB WIFI Adapter |
| Bluetooth | USB Bluetooth Adapter |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 1200 | 850 | - | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 8.7 | 96.1 | 9.9 | 68.6 | 23.7 | 70.1 | 6.8 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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