New
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 480 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Multi-Language)
36 Overall Score
Price CA$416
Check Price at Newegg.ca
Also available open box & refurbished:
About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015 — CPU Intel Core i5-6500T, RAM 8 GB, storage 480 GB, GPU Intel HD Graphics 530, form factor mini, psu 65 W.
- CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 480 GB
- GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
- Form factor mini
- Psu 65 W
- OS Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Multi-Language)
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average ram (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average storage (24th percentile) 24th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | USB WiFi Adapter |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Multi-Language) |
Value & Pricing
Jun 8, 2026 Refurbished CA$416
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 i5-6500T | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 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 | 65 | - | 280 | 170 | 650 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-Bit (Multi-Language) | 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 | 7.6 | 56.1 | 23.5 | 71.6 | 60.7 |
| 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 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro Compare | 58.4 | 51.6 | 82.4 | 98.4 | 96.5 | 40 | 82 |
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations31
OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBCA$340OptiPlex 70403.2GHz8GB1000GBCA$343OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1000GBCA$352OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB240GBCA$360OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB500GBCA$384OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBCA$400OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB500GBCA$426OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i516GB512GBCA$430OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBCA$497
Show all 31 configurations
OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-65008GB756GBCA$230OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB256GBCA$255OptiPlex 70403.2GHz16GB256GBCA$290OptiPlex 7040Core i716GB512GBCA$299OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i516GB512GBCA$330OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6500T8GB512GBCA$514OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBCA$517OptiPlex 70403.2GHz16GB512GBCA$539OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i516GB4000GBCA$580OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB256GBCA$589OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i516GB2512GBCA$685OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670032GB1512GBCA$717OptiPlex 704064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB1TBCA$725OptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-670016GB256GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7-67008GB628GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB512GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7 670032GB1000GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5 65008GB256GBOptiPlex 70403.40GHz32GB1000GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i7 670032GB512GBOptiPlex 7040Intel Core i5-6600T16GB512GB
