Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
62 Overall Score
Price $260
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average storage (32nd percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
| Weight | 9.0 kg / 19.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 16.6 | 96.1 | 32.8 | 43.1 | 32.4 | 70.1 | 93.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.5 | 49.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 58.5 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.3 | 60.3 | 32.8 | 96.7 | 15.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.1 | 34.8 | 51.2 | 86.7 | 43 | 70.1 | 96.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.1 | 54.7 | 77.7 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
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