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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU Intel i5 Quad Core Gen 6
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Integrated/On-Board Graphics
form factor Desktop
OS Windows 10 Professional 64bit
14 Overall Score
Price $316
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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45/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | Desktop |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Port-1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port-1 |
| Bluetooth | Not Installed |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | GMKtec Nucbox K11 | ABS Cyclone Aqua CA14700F50604 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel i5 Quad Core Gen 6 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Core i7-14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA MSI SHADOW GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | mini | aio | mid-tower | mini | micro-tower |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 260 | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64bit | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 44.2 | 10.4 | 29.2 | 68.5 | 29.5 | 5.1 | 71.1 | 63.3 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 95.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.1 | 52 | 92 | 80.5 | 71.2 | 98.6 | 71.1 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.4 | 50.7 | 82.2 | 78.8 | 49.4 | 89.7 | 71.1 | 99 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 68.7 | 86.2 | 82.2 | 80.5 | 90.9 | 0 | 11.9 | 97.3 |
| ABS Cyclone Aqua CA14700F50604 Compare | 83.3 | 69.7 | 91.1 | 81.3 | 62 | 0 | 11.9 | 97.3 |
Price
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