Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
Price $118
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | Acer Aspire XC XC-1715_TWLN-UB11 | ASUS V500SV V500SVC-I5512 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i5 12400T | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | Intel Processor N150 | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 756 | 1000 | 512 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | Intel Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini-tower | aio | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | - | 400 | - | - | - | 180 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 32.8 | 68.6 | 8.7 | 70.1 | 22.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 71 | 64.9 | 52.8 | 95.3 | 58.5 | 70.1 | 98.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q Compare | 37.9 | 96.1 | 32.8 | 96.4 | 46.9 | 70.1 | 63.5 |
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Compare | 51.3 | 47.6 | 9.9 | 73.9 | 47.6 | 99.3 | 91.7 |
| Acer Aspire XC XC-1715_TWLN-UB11 Compare | 6.6 | 49.9 | 17.1 | 73.9 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 99.6 |
| ASUS V500SV V500SVC-I5512 Compare | 40.2 | 34.8 | 18.2 | 82.2 | 43 | 37.4 | 60.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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