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Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF
CPU Core i5 6600
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price $245
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (2th percentile)
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average port (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
35/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Core i5 6600 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.9 kg / 13.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI |
| DisplayPort | DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | GMKtec K12 K12 | MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF PC (3.8-4.6GHz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i5 6600 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | aio | aio | mini | sff |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 180 | 170 | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 46.4 | 95.2 | 7.2 | 31 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 71.1 | 89.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 28.7 | 96.8 | 12.5 | 95.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 46.9 | 51.9 | 56.4 | 79.9 | 71.5 | 95.7 | 71.1 | 99 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.8 | 51.9 | 55.8 | 66.3 | 83.9 | 0 | 71.1 | 99 |
| GMKtec K12 K12 Compare | 65.3 | 86.2 | 81.8 | 79.9 | 71.5 | 0 | 12 | 94.9 |
| MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF PC (3.8-4.6GHz Compare | 57.8 | 95.2 | 62.3 | 47.2 | 80.6 | 0 | 39.2 | 84.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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