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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Home
58 Overall Score
Price CA$330
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About This Desktop
- Intel Core i5-6500
- 8 GB DDR3L
- 256GB SSD
- Windows 10 Home
- No Screen
- Intel HD Graphics 530
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ram (7th percentile) 7th
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average storage (13th percentile) 13th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3L |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 6.1 kg / 13.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | USB Bluetooth Adapter |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniDesk M03-0064 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHV50000UI | GMKtec K12 K12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 5 135H | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini-tower | mini-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 180 | - | 400 | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | No | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 7.5 | 95.4 | 7.4 | 68.9 | 12.7 | 71.6 | 82.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.6 | 95.4 | 29.3 | 97 | 12.7 | 99.3 | 99.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0064 Compare | 88.8 | 64.3 | 82 | 98.7 | 55.7 | 71.6 | 96.9 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 56.9 | 49.9 | 82 | 79.4 | 49.6 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHV50000UI Compare | 52 | 51.3 | 82 | 89 | 90.9 | 40 | 65.9 |
| GMKtec K12 K12 Compare | 65.2 | 86.6 | 82 | 81.2 | 63.2 | 12.2 | 93 |
Usage Scores
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