Dell OptiPlex Grade A Desktop Computer 3040, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
psu w 65
OS Windows 10 Home
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 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 | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| PSU | 65 |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | USB WIFI Adapter |
| Bluetooth | USB Bluetooth Adapter |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex Grade A Desktop Computer 3040 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mini | mid-tower | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 65 | 480 | 850 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex Grade A Desktop Computer 3040 | 8.5 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 44.6 | 5.9 | 70 | 62.6 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.7 | 98.4 | 89.2 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall32.7
- AI/LLM8.6
- Gaming5.6
- Portability36.6
- Creator8.3
- Business38.6
- Developer21.1
- Home Office32
- Workstation16.9
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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