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
60 Overall Score
Price $290
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average storage (31st 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 M03-0074 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Apple Mac mini M4 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Apple M4 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 860M | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 260 | 120 | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 16.1 | 95.6 | 30.8 | 41.7 | 31.1 | 70.5 | 92.8 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0074 Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 99.4 | 57.3 | 70.5 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 56.9 | 52.5 | 82.4 | 77.8 | 51 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 57.8 | 30.8 | 96.6 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.2 | 53.6 | 82.4 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 37.8 | 86.9 |
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