New
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2512 GB
form factor Tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
36 Overall Score
Price CA$685
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Also available open box & refurbished:
About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2016 — CPU Intel Core i5, RAM 16 GB, storage 2512 GB, form factor Tower, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 2512 GB
- Form factor Tower
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average port (19th percentile) 19th
- Below average social proof (22th percentile) 22th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2.0 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | Tower |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 27, 2026 Refurbished CA$685
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OMEN 16L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | MSI Aegis RS2 | Apple Mac mini M4 | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U7KF5070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2512 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 256 | 2000 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | Tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | Mid Tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 61 | 850 | 750 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 29.9 | 19.1 | 81.3 | 71.6 | 21.8 |
| HP OMEN 16L Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 95.6 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 71.6 | 83.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.8 | 81 | 82.4 | 90.3 | 91.2 | 71.6 | 95.1 |
| MSI Aegis RS2 Compare | 96 | 81 | 87.7 | 97 | 83.8 | 40 | 74.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U7KF5070 Compare | 95.3 | 81 | 87.7 | 98.9 | 81.8 | 40 | 97.8 |
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations31
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