Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics
form factor micro-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
Price $141
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Integrated 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 | micro-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | abytespark i5/16G/512GB/RX550 4G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 512 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1000 | 512 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini-tower | aio | tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 400 | 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 3040 | 3.2 | 96.1 | 2 | 46.4 | 15.9 | 70.1 | 57.6 |
| 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 |
| abytespark i5/16G/512GB/RX550 4G Compare | 45.5 | 47.3 | 99.9 | 68.6 | 43 | 11.7 | 93.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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