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Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
53 Overall Score
Price CA$298
About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF — CPU Intel Core i5 6500, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530, form factor sff, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5 6500
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
- Form factor sff
- OS Windows 11 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average port (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average storage (13th percentile) 13th
- Below average ram (17th percentile) 17th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 4 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 12, 2026 Renewed CA$298
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF Desktop | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHV50000UI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G | Intel Core Ultra 5 135H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 512 | 1000 | 1536 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mini | aio | sff | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | - | 170 | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF | 7.5 | 95.4 | 16.7 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 71.7 | 92.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72.2 | 10.6 | 50 | 96 | 80.5 | 71.7 | 99.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.9 | 95.4 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 29.8 | 99.3 | 98.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.7 | 51.5 | 56.6 | 85.1 | 50.4 | 71.7 | 97.8 |
| MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF Desktop Compare | 57.5 | 95.4 | 62.9 | 50.9 | 80.5 | 40.1 | 79.8 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHV50000UI Compare | 52.3 | 51.5 | 82.3 | 98.4 | 91.1 | 40.1 | 65.2 |
Usage Scores
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