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Dell OptiPlex 3040
CPU intel core i3-6100
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU integrated
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
22 Overall Score
Price $85
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (1th percentile)
- Below average port (7th percentile)
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | intel core i3-6100 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP ProDesk 600 G3 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M91p | Acer Aspire XC-840-UB11 | BOSGAME E4 E4 | ACEMAGIC K1 K1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel core i3-6100 | Intel Core i7 7700 | Intel Core i5-2400 | Intel Celeron | AMD Ryzen 5 3550H | AMD Ryzen 3 4300U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 1256 | 3192 | 1012 | 512 | 256 |
| GPU | integrated | AMD Integrated | AMD Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | sff | mini-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | - | 65 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | OS11 Support Win/ubuntu/Linux | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 7 | 8.9 | 71.1 | 49.2 |
| HP ProDesk 600 G3 Compare | 74.5 | 95.2 | 62.6 | 92 | 47.5 | 71.1 | 90.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M91p Compare | 1 | 95.2 | 29.2 | 60.7 | 86.3 | 71.1 | 80.8 |
| Acer Aspire XC-840-UB11 Compare | 16.2 | 31.5 | 2.1 | 70.7 | 47.3 | 33.6 | 96.1 |
| BOSGAME E4 E4 Compare | 14.3 | 40.9 | 29.2 | 51.5 | 39.9 | 11.9 | 94.1 |
| ACEMAGIC K1 K1 Compare | 14.1 | 54.2 | 16.9 | 62.1 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 97.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $85
Newegg 1 offers From $85
Jun 8, 2026 Refurbished $85
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