Dell OptiPlex 3040 vs GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus

Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i5-6500, 4GB, 250GB HDD, Black

Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i5-6500, 4GB, 250GB HDD, Black

Dell
41 Overall Score
vs
GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

GMKtec
73 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
Dell
38
GMKtec
77
Home Office
Dell
41
GMKtec
77
Developer
Dell
25
GMKtec
73
Business
Dell
46
GMKtec
63
Workstation
Dell
19
GMKtec
60
Ai Llm
Dell
9
GMKtec
32
Creator
Dell
10
GMKtec
31
Gaming
Dell
6
GMKtec
18

Specifications

Dell OptiPlex 3040GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus
Processor
CPU*3.2GHzAMD Ryzen 7 8845HS★
CPU Multi-Core Score
5,597
28,255
Cores48★
Frequency3.2 GHz5.1 GHz★
L3 Cache6 MB16 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon 780M★
GPU Benchmark Score
987
5,939
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM48 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR6★Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM4 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR3DDR5★
Storage 1250 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeHDDNVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorsffmini
PSU180W★120W
Weight6.10 kg—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports—2★
USB Ports8★5
Thunderbolt—USB4 x 2
HDMI1x HDMI 1.41x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DisplayPort 1.21x DisplayPort 2.1
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.2★
Ethernet10/100/1000Mbps2.5GbE
System
OSWindows 10 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Dell OptiPlex 3040, Core i5-6500, 4GB, 250GB HDD, Black

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile)
  • Below average ram (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average storage (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average gpu (21st percentile)

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong storage (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong port selection (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong ram (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average reliability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus

Scores 73 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 26 specs.

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation