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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2016
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Integrated/On-Board Graphics
form factor Desktop
OS Windows 10 Professional 64 bit
21 Overall Score
Price CA$465
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | Desktop |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port-1 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64 bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Apple Mac mini M4 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 256 | 3000 | 1000 |
| GPU | AMD Integrated/On-Board Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | 155 | 650 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64 bit | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 43.8 | 95.2 | 28.6 | 67.4 | 28.9 | 71.2 | 40.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 81.7 | 94.2 | 61.9 | 71.2 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 95.3 | 93.3 | 91.1 | 71.2 | 72.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 28.6 | 96.7 | 12.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 70.6 | 69.7 | 54.7 | 91.7 | 96.5 | 39.3 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 77.7 | 86.5 | 61.9 | 28.5 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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