Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF
CPU Core i5 6600
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
51 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average port selection (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Core i5 6600 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.9 kg / 13.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen 45L | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI 2NVZ9-045US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 6600 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | - | 850 | - | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 45.4 | 95.1 | 8.1 | 29.8 | 13 | 69.8 | 90.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.6 | 87.8 | 96.6 | 91.6 | 96.5 | 69.8 | 85 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.6 | 87.8 | 95.6 | 98 | 99.4 | 69.8 | 87.3 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 78.2 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.5 | 36.7 | 75.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 94.5 | 30.2 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI 2NVZ9-045US Compare | 97.6 | 89.7 | 97.6 | 98.2 | 91.5 | 36.7 | 87.5 |
Usage Scores
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