Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
34 Overall Score
Price CA$384
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About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015 — CPU Intel Core i5-6500, RAM 16 GB, storage 500 GB, GPU Intel HD Graphics 530, form factor mini, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5-6500
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 500 GB
- GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
- Form factor mini
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 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 storage (24th percentile) 24th
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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 2, 2026 Refurbished CA$384
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | MSI Codex Z2 C8NVL-475US Gaming | ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 256 | 1536 | 1000 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini-tower | aio | Tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 170 | 650 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| 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 | 24.3 | 71.6 | 60.8 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72.2 | 10.6 | 50.1 | 96 | 80.5 | 71.6 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.7 | 51.6 | 56.6 | 85.1 | 50.5 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| MSI Codex Z2 C8NVL-475US Gaming Compare | 70.4 | 69.7 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 56.6 | 40 | 78.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro Compare | 58.4 | 51.6 | 82.4 | 98.4 | 96.5 | 40 | 82.1 |
Usage Scores
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