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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Home
45 Overall Score
Price CA$441
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (21th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
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 | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | USB WIFI Adapter |
| Bluetooth | USB Bluetooth Adapter |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Apple Mac mini M4 | GMKtec Nucbox K11 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1000 | 1536 | 256 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | 500 | - | 155 | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | 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 3040 | 7.4 | 95.2 | 7.4 | 68.5 | 20.9 | 71.1 | 39.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.9 | 74.4 | 82.2 | 94.4 | 62 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.3 | 74.4 | 76.3 | 89.6 | 80.6 | 71.1 | 83.8 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 68.7 | 86.2 | 82.2 | 80.5 | 90.9 | 11.9 | 97.3 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 70.7 | 69.7 | 55.2 | 89.6 | 90.9 | 39.1 | 78.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$441
Newegg.ca 1 offers From CA$441
May 30, 2026 Refurbished CA$441
Usage Scores
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