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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
36 Overall Score
Price $171
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About This Desktop
- Dell OptiPlex 3/5/7 Series SFF Desktop
- 6th Gen Intel Quad Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
- 256 GB M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD) + 1TB Hard Drive ,8 GB DDR3, WiFi and Bluetooth
- Supports Dual Display via HDMI and DisplayPort
- Windows 10 Pro Installed
- Dell Keyboard and Mouse INCLUDED!
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average ram (7th percentile) 7th
- Below average cpu (8th percentile) 8th
- Below average social proof (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average gpu (11th percentile) 11th
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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 28, 2026 Refurbished $171
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | HP ProDesk HP ProDesk 600 G3 | Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 | Minisforum UM880 Plus UM880 Plus | wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core i7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1256 | 1000 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Arc | AMD integrated | AMD Radeon 680M | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 760M |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 170 | - | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 | OS | OS | OS 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 85.8 | 47 | 71.6 | 9.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.6 | 51.3 | 56.4 | 84.6 | 49.6 | 71.6 | 97.8 |
| HP ProDesk HP ProDesk 600 G3 Compare | 73.9 | 23 | 62.6 | 85.8 | 80.3 | 71.6 | 89.2 |
| Kamrui Hyper H1 H1 Compare | 53.1 | 86.6 | 90.9 | 65.9 | 72.7 | 12.2 | 91.9 |
| Minisforum UM880 Plus UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 53.4 | 82 | 59 | 72.7 | 12.2 | 95.9 |
| wo-we Mini PC HU-MNPC07 Compare | 53.4 | 53.4 | 82 | 70.9 | 72.7 | 12.2 | 89.7 |
Usage Scores
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