Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF
CPU i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price CA$349
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | aio | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040-SFF | 8.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 84.9 | 32.4 | 70.1 | 49.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.1 | 56.1 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 73.8 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 58 | 55.1 | 83 | 78.5 | 52.3 | 70.1 | 98.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.3 | 56.1 | 83 | 98.3 | 95.8 | 37.4 | 87.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$349
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