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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Radeon Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price $152
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| 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 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | HP ProDesk G4 | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 | ASUS V500 V500MVC-I51TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | 3.00GHz | Intel Core i9 11900H | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini-tower |
| Psu W | - | 170 | 120 | - | - | 180 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 8.6 | 95.6 | 8.5 | 67.8 | 14.5 | 70.5 | 57.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 67.9 | 53.5 | 57.3 | 66.3 | 84.8 | 70.5 | 98.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 17.4 | 30.8 | 92.2 | 61.2 | 81.5 | 70.5 | 83.4 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 45.5 | 30.8 | 63.8 | 73.1 | 72.8 | 11.6 | 89.5 |
| ASUS V500 V500MVC-I51TB Compare | 39.2 | 30.8 | 54 | 77.8 | 51 | 37.8 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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