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Dell OptiPlex 7040 2016
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1000 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
52 Overall Score
Price $398
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About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 7040 2016 — CPU Intel Core i7 6700, RAM 32 GB, storage 1000 GB, GPU Intel HD Graphics 530, form factor sff, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i7 6700
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1000 GB
- GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
- Form factor sff
- OS Windows 11 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average cpu (15th percentile) 15th
- Below average port (35th percentile) 35th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.6 kg / 14.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 30, 2026 Refurbished $398
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | MSI Codex Z2 C8NVL-475US Gaming | ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 256 | 1536 | 1000 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini-tower | aio | Tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 170 | 650 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 15.4 | 10.6 | 63 | 34.8 | 63.7 | 46 | 71.6 | 91.8 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 95.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72.2 | 10.6 | 50.1 | 96 | 80.5 | 95.4 | 71.6 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.7 | 51.6 | 56.6 | 85.1 | 50.5 | 77.5 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| MSI Codex Z2 C8NVL-475US Gaming Compare | 70.4 | 69.7 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 56.6 | 0 | 40 | 78 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro NUC 14 Pro Compare | 58.4 | 51.6 | 82.4 | 98.4 | 96.5 | 28.1 | 40 | 82 |
Usage Scores
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