Dell OptiPlex 3040
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Integrated
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
41 Overall Score
Price $161
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP ProDesk 600 G3 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 | Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 | ACEMAGIC M1 M1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Integrated | AMD Integrated | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD integrated | Ryzen integrated |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 | Support Windows | OS 11 Pro | Windows 11 PRO | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 68.5 | 12.9 | 71.1 | 54.3 |
| HP ProDesk 600 G3 Compare | 74.5 | 95.2 | 62.6 | 92 | 47.5 | 71.1 | 90.7 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 66.3 | 52 | 82.2 | 70.7 | 55.6 | 11.9 | 95 |
| wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 Compare | 54 | 54.2 | 82.2 | 70.7 | 71.2 | 11.9 | 91.8 |
| Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 Compare | 53.4 | 86.2 | 68.2 | 65.3 | 71.2 | 11.9 | 94.1 |
| ACEMAGIC M1 M1 Compare | 53.8 | 50.9 | 76.3 | 73.6 | 55.6 | 11.9 | 96.1 |
Price
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