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Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF black 2024
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price $225
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (22nd 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 held steady 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 | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 9.5 kg / 20.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum UM760 Slim | Getorli Mini PC Ryzen 7 H 255 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Graphics Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | aio | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 155 | 170 | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | - | OS/11 PRO |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 9.1 | 59.6 | 8.1 | 84.3 | 13 | 69.8 | 22.4 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.2 | 61.9 | 51.4 | 95.3 | 56.9 | 69.8 | 98.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 56.7 | 30.4 | 96.7 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 67.9 | 52.4 | 57.4 | 65.9 | 84.6 | 69.8 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum UM760 Slim Compare | 52 | 95.1 | 49.7 | 69.7 | 56.9 | 11.1 | 96.3 |
| Getorli Mini PC Ryzen 7 H 255 Compare | 63.6 | 95.1 | 73 | 79.4 | 63.5 | 11.1 | 87.2 |
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