New
Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 480 GB
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Professional
38 Overall Score
Price CA$391
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About This Desktop
- Intel Core i5 6th gen 6500 3.2 GHz
- 16GB DDR4 480GB SSD
- Windows 10 Professional
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average storage (22th percentile) 22th
- Below average ram (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 480 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DP |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Professional |
Value & Pricing
May 19, 2026 Refurbished CA$391
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF | Lenovo ThinkCentre M75s Gen 5 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 | MSI Codex Z2 C8NVL-475US Gaming | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHV50000UI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 5 135H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 480 | 2048 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | - | Integrated AMD Radeon™ 780M | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mini | aio | Tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 260 | - | 180 | 650 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | No |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF | 7.5 | 10.8 | 29.3 | 76.9 | 22.4 | 71.6 | 32.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M75s Gen 5 Compare | 72 | 49.6 | 95.7 | 89.9 | 90.9 | 71.6 | 99.7 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.6 | 95.5 | 29.3 | 97 | 12.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniStudio X 27-CS1014 Compare | 46.4 | 51.4 | 56.8 | 81.2 | 72.6 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| MSI Codex Z2 C8NVL-475US Gaming Compare | 70.2 | 69.7 | 87.5 | 87.3 | 55.6 | 39.9 | 78.7 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHV50000UI Compare | 51.9 | 51.4 | 81.9 | 88.9 | 90.9 | 39.9 | 65.9 |
Usage Scores
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