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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 4000 GB
GPU integrated
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$580
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About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black — CPU Intel Core i5, RAM 16 GB, storage 4000 GB, GPU integrated, form factor mid-tower, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 4000 GB
- GPU integrated
- Form factor mid-tower
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- 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 ram (30th percentile) 30th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2.9 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Jun 1, 2026 Refurbished CA$580
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OMEN 16L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | Apple Mac mini M4 | ASUS ROG G700 G700 | iBUYPOWER Slate Slate Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4000 | 4096 | 2048 | 256 | 1000 | 2000 |
| GPU | integrated | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | Desktop |
| Psu W | - | 61 | 850 | - | - | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Pro | 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 | 96.4 | 71.6 | 78.1 |
| HP OMEN 16L Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 95.6 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 71.6 | 83.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.8 | 81 | 82.4 | 90.3 | 91.2 | 71.6 | 95.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700 Compare | 97.8 | 84.9 | 96.7 | 99.1 | 50.5 | 40 | 69 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate Slate Gaming Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 78.6 | 86.3 | 81.8 | 29.1 | 96.9 |
Usage Scores
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