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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$497
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About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black — CPU Intel Core i5-6500, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, GPU AMD Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics, form factor sff, psu 180 W.
- CPU Intel Core i5-6500
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- GPU AMD Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics
- Form factor sff
- Psu 180 W
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong port (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average storage (13th percentile) 13th
- Below average ram (16th percentile) 16th
- Below average social proof (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 19, 2026 Refurbished CA$497
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OMEN 16L | Apple Mac mini M4 | iBUYPOWER Slate Slate Gaming | MSI Aegis ZS2 C7NVP-1449US | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 256 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | AMD Integrated Intel Integrated Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mini | Desktop | mid-tower | aio |
| Psu W | 180 | 61 | - | 600 | 750 | 170 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.5 | 95.3 | 16.3 | 76.2 | 13.3 | 71.6 | 32.4 |
| HP OMEN 16L Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 95.6 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 71.6 | 83.7 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate Slate Gaming Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 78.6 | 86.3 | 81.8 | 29.1 | 96.9 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.3 | 81 | 87.7 | 95.2 | 63.7 | 40 | 84.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.7 | 51.6 | 56.6 | 85.1 | 50.5 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
Usage Scores
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