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Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Graphics
form factor SFF
OS Windows 10 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price $129
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average port (25th 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 | Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | SFF |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 DisplayPort, 1 HDMI |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Tower | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Apple iMac MNDY2LL/A | Lenovo IdeaCentre Tower Tower 8 | BOSGAME P3 P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 250 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1012 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Graphics | AMD integrated | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | SFF | mini-tower | mini | aio | full-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 120 | - | 260 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Support Windows | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5040 SFF | 7.3 | 95.2 | 7.2 | 25.1 | 18 | 71.1 | 80.1 |
| HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Tower Compare | 59 | 95.2 | 12.7 | 94.2 | 46.4 | 71.1 | 96 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 66.3 | 51.9 | 81.8 | 69.9 | 55.1 | 12 | 94.9 |
| Apple iMac MNDY2LL/A Compare | 51.6 | 43 | 7.2 | 73 | 44.4 | 99.3 | 90.7 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Tower Tower 8 Compare | 60.8 | 10.2 | 52.2 | 55.4 | 48.9 | 71.1 | 89 |
| BOSGAME P3 P3 Compare | 53.7 | 40.7 | 76 | 57.6 | 71.5 | 12 | 93.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $129
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May 29, 2026 Refurbished $129
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