Intel Core OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500 8 GB DDR3L-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 10 Pro SFF PC Black
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- Depth
- 292 mm
- Max case temperature (Tcase)
- 71 °C
- Wi-Fi
- N
- Width
- 92.6 mm
- Height
- 290 mm
- Manual included
- Y
- Weight
- 4480 g
- Non-ECC
- Y
- Bus type
- DMI3
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Overview
The DELL OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500 8 GB DDR3L-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 10 Pro SFF PC Black features Intel Core i5 processor, 4 cores, up to 3.6 GHz boost and 8 GB of memory. Full verified specifications are listed below.
Compatibility
Socket
LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory type
DDR3
Interface
PCIe 3.0
TDP
65 W
PSU wattage
180 W
- Pairs with CPUs using the LGA 1151 (Socket H4) socket.
- Requires DDR3 memory — not interchangeable with other generations.
- Draws up to 65 W — size your cooling and PSU headroom accordingly.
Compatibility data is automatically generated. Always verify critical specs before purchase.
Technical Specifications
Showing 28 key specifications of 153
All values come from this product’s catalog record.- Depth
- 292 mm
- Max case temperature (Tcase)
- 71 °C
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Width
- 92.6 mm
- Height
- 290 mm
- Manual included
- Yes
- Weight
- 4480 g
- Non-ECC
- Yes
- Bus type
- DMI3
- DVI port
- No
- 64-bit support
- Yes
- Line-out
- Yes
- Stepping
- R0
- Idle power states
- Yes
- Scalability
- 1S
- Chassis type
- SFF
- Ethernet LAN
- Yes
- HDMI version
- 1.4
- Intel TSX-NI
- Yes
- Memory slots
- 2x DIMM
- Power supply
- 180
- Product type
- PC
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- Microphone input
- No
- Storage media
- SSD
- Mouse included
- No
- Processor code
- SR2BX
- Colour
- Black
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- Security lock slot
- Yes
- Included cables
- AC
- Capacity
- 8 GB
- Memory channels
- Dual-channel
- Cache
- 6 MB
- Cores
- 4
- Model
- i5-6500
- Bus speed
- 8 GT/s
- Display included
- No
- Drivers included
- Yes
- Intel® OS Guard
- Yes
- Intel ARK ID
- 88184
- Processor line
- Intel Core i5
- Processor series
- Intel Core i5-6500 Desktop series
- Socket
- LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- Headphone outputs
- 0
- Keyboard included
- No
- Threads
- 4
- Cabling technology
- 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- Intel® Insider™
- Yes
- Intel® Secure Key
- Yes
- Memory clock
- 1600 MHz
- Operating altitude
- -15.2 - 3048
- Optical drive type
- DVD Super Multi
- Codename
- Skylake
- Execute Disable (NX)
- Yes
- HDMI ports
- 1
- Intel® Smart Cache
- Yes
- Chipset
- Intel H110
- Number of 2.5" bays
- 1
- Number of 3.5" bays
- 1
- Password protection
- Yes
- Placement supported
- Horizontal/Vertical
- Clock speed
- 3.2 GHz
- Intel TSX-NI version
- 1.00
- Memory type
- DDR3L-SDRAM
- PCI Express x1 slots
- 1
- Cache level
- Smart Cache
- Generation
- Intel Core i5-6xxx
- Water cooling system
- No
- DisplayPorts quantity
- 1
- PCI Express x16 slots
- 1
- Process node
- 14 nm
- Dedicated graphics
- No
- Non-operating altitude
- -15.2 - 10668
- Integrated graphics
- Yes
- CPU brand
- Intel
- Processor package size
- 37.5 x 37.5
- Storage
- 128 GB
- USB 2.0 ports
- 4
- CPU configuration (max)
- 1
- Compliance certificates
- RoHS
- Conflict-free minerals
- Yes
- Ethernet LAN data rates
- 10,100,1000
- Max memory
- 16 GB
- Optical drives quantity
- 1
- Combo headphone/mic port
- Yes
- Number of SSDs installed
- 1
- Password protection type
- BIOS,HDD,Supervisor,User
- Intel Enhanced Halt State
- Yes
- On-board graphics card ID
- 1912
- PCI Express slots version
- 3.0
- Boost clock
- 3.6 GHz
- CPU operating modes
- 64-bit
- Storage temperature
- -40 - 65
- ECC memory support
- No
- Long-term availability
- Yes
- Ethernet ports
- 1
- Graphics & IMC lithography
- 14
- Operating system
- Windows 10 Pro
- PCI Express configurations
- 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
- Power supply input voltage
- 100 - 240
- Instruction sets
- SSE4.2,AVX 2.0,SSE4.1
- TDP
- 65 W
- Compatible processor series
- Intel Celeron Dual-Core,Intel Pentium Dual-Core
- Operating temperature
- 5 - 35
- Eco certifications
- ENERGY STAR
- Dedicated GPU model
- Not available
- Intel Clear Video Technology
- Yes
- Integrated GPU model
- Intel HD Graphics 530
- Power supply input frequency
- 50 - 60
- Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity
- 0
- OS architecture
- 64-bit
- Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
- Yes
- Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
- 2.0
- Number of processors installed
- 1
- Thermal solution specification
- PCG 2015C
- Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- 5 - 95
- Thermal monitoring
- Yes
- Operating humidity
- 20 - 80
- Trusted Execution (TXT)
- Yes
- Number of storage drives installed
- 1
- SpeedStep power scaling
- Yes
- Intel Secure Key Technology version
- 1.00
- Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology
- Yes
- PCIe lanes
- 16
- Memory types supported by processor
- DDR3L-SDRAM,DDR4-SDRAM
- Maximum on-board graphics card memory
- 1.74
- Memory voltage supported by processor
- 1.35
- On-board graphics card OpenGL version
- 4.4
- On-board graphics card base frequency
- 350
- Virtualization (VT-x)
- Yes
- On-board graphics card DirectX version
- 12.0
- Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)
- Yes
- Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
- Yes
- Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
- Yes
- Memory clock speeds supported by processor
- 2133,1333,1600,1866
- Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)
- Yes
- Intel Identity Protection Technology version
- 1.00
- Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) version
- 1.00
- Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
- Yes
- Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- 34.1
- Maximum internal memory supported by processor
- 64
- On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)
- 1050
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- 4
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- 0
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- 0
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- 0
- Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)
- 3
- Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version
- 1.00
- Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)
- Yes
- Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)
- Yes
- Directed I/O virtualization (VT-d)
- Yes
- Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
- No
- Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)
- Yes
Market Value History
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Price history table
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2017-08-24 | $638.23 |
| 2017-08-29 | $706.51 |
| 2019-04-06 | $605.99 |
| 2019-04-12 | $569.99 |
| 2019-04-17 | $566.99 |
| 2019-08-10 | $838.00 |
| 2023-12-19 | $166.00 |
| 2023-12-30 | $166.00 |
| 2024-01-24 | $166.00 |
| 2024-02-13 | $166.00 |
| 2024-03-09 | $166.00 |
| 2024-03-16 | $166.00 |
| 2024-05-29 | $130.44 |
| 2024-06-12 | $177.30 |
| 2024-06-17 | $190.22 |
| 2024-06-24 | $182.73 |
| 2024-07-01 | $182.73 |
| 2024-07-23 | $156.54 |
| 2024-08-05 | $156.53 |
| 2024-08-24 | $156.53 |
| 2024-09-01 | $156.53 |
| 2024-09-07 | $156.53 |
| 2024-09-11 | $156.52 |
| 2024-09-17 | $156.52 |
| 2024-10-04 | $156.52 |
| 2024-11-08 | $156.53 |
| 2024-11-13 | $271.73 |
| 2024-11-18 | $322.35 |
| 2024-11-25 | $215.65 |
| 2024-12-02 | $342.39 |
| 2024-12-09 | $253.27 |
| 2024-12-16 | $300.45 |
| 2024-12-23 | $309.65 |
| 2024-12-31 | $156.52 |
| 2025-01-16 | $156.52 |
| 2025-02-04 | $173.91 |
| 2025-02-11 | $173.91 |
| 2025-02-20 | $173.91 |
| 2025-04-23 | $173.91 |
| 2025-05-16 | $173.91 |
| 2025-05-22 | $173.91 |
| 2025-06-10 | $173.91 |
| 2025-06-20 | $173.91 |
| 2025-06-27 | $173.91 |
| 2025-07-08 | $173.91 |
| 2025-07-24 | $173.91 |
| 2025-08-01 | $173.91 |
| 2025-11-19 | $173.91 |
| 2025-11-29 | $173.91 |
| 2025-12-05 | $173.91 |
| 2025-12-23 | $173.91 |
| 2026-01-10 | $173.91 |
| 2026-03-21 | $173.91 |
| 2026-03-31 | $173.91 |
| 2026-06-10 | $347.53 |
| 2026-06-23 | $173.91 |
| 2026-06-30 | $295.91 |
| 2026-07-09 | $317.47 |
| 2026-07-25 | $298.90 |
| 2026-08-31 | $351.04 |
Customer Reviews & Feedback
Verified Amazon Score
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