Price drop 8%
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor mini-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
34 Overall Score
Price $207
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average gpu (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | aio | mini | aio | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 180 | 155 | 170 | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 9.2 | 9 | 30.5 | 67.6 | 13 | 70 | 33.2 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 45.4 | 51.8 | 57.9 | 79.6 | 72.5 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54 | 56.1 | 30.5 | 96.8 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 67.8 | 51.8 | 57.4 | 66 | 84.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.6 | 54.1 | 82.7 | 79.6 | 56.8 | 11.3 | 95.1 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 51.6 | 50.4 | 77.2 | 77.8 | 72.5 | 11.3 | 95.1 |
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