DELL OptiPlex 7040 SFF i7-6700 3.4GHz 8GB DDR4 1TB SSD

Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF business desktop

The Dell OptiPlex 7040 SFF is a small-form-factor desktop built for office and home-office work. Its Intel Core i7-6700 quad-core processor runs at 3.4 GHz with 8 MB L3 cache. The system ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory and a 1 TB solid-state drive. Integrated Intel HD 530 graphics drive two DisplayPort outputs and one HDMI port.

8 GB DDR4 and 1 TB SSD capacity and headroom

Eight gigabytes of DDR4 handles typical business multitasking such as document editing, web browsing and video calls. The 1 TB SSD provides ample space for the operating system, applications and a large local file library. Memory-intensive workloads like virtual machines or large creative projects will exhaust the 8 GB limit and the integrated graphics cannot accelerate 3D rendering or modern gaming.

Upgrade from older SFF desktops or low-spec laptops

This unit replaces ageing Core i5 or Core i3 small-form-factor PCs that rely on mechanical hard drives and limited memory. The jump is worthwhile when moving from a system with 4 GB of RAM and a spinning disk to this quad-core configuration with solid-state storage. Buyers who need discrete graphics, more than two native video outputs or user-serviceable memory slots beyond the two SO-DIMM sockets should look elsewhere.