Dell OptiPlex 3040
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor micro-tower
psu w 65
OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit Multi-language
50 Overall Score
Price $0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
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 |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| PSU | 65 |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Bluetooth | USB Bluetooth Adapter |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-bit Multi-language |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 4096 | 256 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | 1200 | - | 850 | 240 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-bit Multi-language | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 7.4 | 95.2 | 29.2 | 54 | 29.4 | 71.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.6 | 92 | 96.4 | 71.1 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 95.5 | 98.2 | 99.3 | 71.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 90.9 | 39.1 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.8 | 97.9 | 39.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
Usage Scores
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