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Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 4000 GB
GPU integrated
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$580
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About This Desktop
- Intel Core i5 6500 (3.20 GHz)
- 16 GB Memory, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
- USB WIFI Adapter, USB Bluetooth Adapter
- Windows 10 Pro (Multi-language)
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average port (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average ram (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2.9 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Jun 1, 2026 Refurbished CA$580
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Apple Mac mini M4 | MSI Aegis ZS2 C7NVP-1449US | ASUS ROG G700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 4000 | 2048 | 2048 | 256 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | integrated | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | - | - | 750 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 29.3 | 18 | 96.3 | 71.6 | 78.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.6 | 81.4 | 82 | 89.9 | 90.9 | 71.6 | 95.3 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 82.9 | 69.6 | 95.4 | 93.8 | 83.5 | 71.6 | 71.7 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.6 | 95.4 | 29.3 | 97 | 12.7 | 99.3 | 99.2 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.9 | 81.4 | 87.5 | 95 | 63.2 | 40 | 84.7 |
| ASUS ROG G700 Compare | 92.8 | 69.6 | 52.6 | 99.8 | 90.9 | 40 | 69.6 |
Usage Scores
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