Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
48 Overall Score
Price CA$717
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About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2015 — CPU Intel Core i7-6700, RAM 32 GB, storage 1512 GB, GPU Intel HD Graphics 530, form factor sff, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i7-6700
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1512 GB
- GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
- Form factor sff
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
- Strong port (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average cpu (15th percentile) 15th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 2, 2026 Refurbished CA$717
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OMEN 16L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | MSI Aegis RS2 | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U7KF5070 | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1512 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2000 | 256 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | Mid Tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 61 | 850 | 750 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 15.4 | 10.6 | 63 | 70.3 | 79.3 | 71.6 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| MSI Aegis RS2 Compare | 96 | 81 | 87.7 | 97 | 83.8 | 40 | 75.1 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U7KF5070 Compare | 95.3 | 81 | 87.7 | 98.9 | 81.8 | 40 | 97.8 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
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