Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
46 Overall Score
Price $129
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
- Below average port selection (27th 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 |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | ASUS ExpertCenter PN54-BB5000ETL-A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1000 | - |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon 840M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini-tower | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 8.7 | 96.1 | 9.9 | 26.9 | 21.3 | 70.1 | 82.4 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 71 | 64.9 | 52.8 | 95.3 | 58.5 | 70.1 | 98.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
| 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 |
| ASUS ExpertCenter PN54-BB5000ETL-A Compare | 46.8 | 53.6 | 73.6 | 80.3 | 2.7 | 37.4 | 0 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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