Intel Core OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500T 4 GB DDR3L-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 10 Pro Mini PC Black
- Depth
- 176 mm
- Max case temperature (Tcase)
- 66 °C
- Wi-Fi
- N
- Width
- 36 mm
- Height
- 182 mm
- Manual included
- Y
- Volume
- 1.2
- Weight
- 1410 g
- Bus type
- DMI3
Overview
The DELL OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500T 4 GB DDR3L-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 10 Pro Mini PC Black features Intel Core i5 processor, 4 cores, up to 3.1 GHz boost and 4 GB of memory. Full verified specifications are listed below.
Compatibility
- Pairs with CPUs using the LGA 1151 (Socket H4) socket.
- Requires DDR3 memory — not interchangeable with other generations.
- Draws up to 35 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 147
All values come from this product’s catalog record.- Depth
- 176 mm
- Max case temperature (Tcase)
- 66 °C
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Width
- 36 mm
- Height
- 182 mm
- Manual included
- Yes
- Volume
- 1.2
- Weight
- 1410 g
- Bus type
- DMI3
- DVI port
- No
- Drive form factor
- 2.5
- 64-bit support
- Yes
- Line-out
- Yes
- Stepping
- R0
- Spindle speed
- 7200 rpm
- Idle power states
- Yes
- Scalability
- 1S
- Chassis type
- Mini PC
- Ethernet LAN
- Yes
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- HDMI version
- 1.4
- Intel TSX-NI
- Yes
- Memory slots
- 2x SO-DIMM
- Power supply
- 65
- Product type
- Mini PC (
- Microphone input
- No
- Storage media
- HDD
- Mouse included
- Yes
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- Processor code
- SR2BZ
- Colour
- Black
- Security lock slot
- Yes
- Included cables
- AC
- Capacity
- 4 GB
- Memory channels
- Dual-channel
- Cache
- 6 MB
- Cores
- 4
- Model
- i5-6500T
- Bus speed
- 8 GT/s
- Display included
- No
- Drivers included
- Yes
- Intel® OS Guard
- Yes
- Intel ARK ID
- 88183
- Processor line
- Intel Core i5
- Processor series
- Intel Core i5-6500 Desktop series
- Socket
- LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- Headphone outputs
- 0
- Keyboard included
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Codename
- Skylake
- Execute Disable (NX)
- Yes
- HDMI ports
- 1
- Chipset
- Intel H110
- Password protection
- Yes
- Placement supported
- Horizontal/Vertical
- Clock speed
- 2.5 GHz
- Cable lock slot type
- Kensington
- Intel TSX-NI version
- 1.00
- Memory type
- DDR3L-SDRAM
- Cache level
- Smart Cache
- Generation
- Intel Core i5-6xxx
- Water cooling system
- No
- DisplayPorts quantity
- 1
- Process node
- 14 nm
- Card reader
- No
- Dedicated graphics
- No
- Non-operating altitude
- -15.2 - 10668
- Integrated graphics
- Yes
- CPU brand
- Intel
- Processor package size
- 37.5 x 37.5
- Storage
- 500 GB
- USB 2.0 ports
- 2
- CPU configuration (max)
- 1
- Conflict-free minerals
- Yes
- Ethernet LAN data rates
- 10,100,1000
- Max memory
- 16 GB
- Combo headphone/mic port
- Yes
- Number of HDDs installed
- 1
- Intel Enhanced Halt State
- Yes
- On-board graphics card ID
- 0x1912
- PCI Express slots version
- 3.0
- Boost clock
- 3.1 GHz
- CPU operating modes
- 64-bit
- Storage temperature
- -40 - 65
- ECC memory support
- No
- Long-term availability
- No
- Ethernet ports
- 1
- Graphics & IMC lithography
- 14
- Operating system
- Windows 10 Pro
- PCI Express configurations
- 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
- Instruction sets
- SSE4.2,AVX 2.0,SSE4.1
- TDP
- 35 W
- Operating temperature
- 5 - 35
- Dedicated GPU model
- Not available
- Intel Clear Video Technology
- Yes
- Integrated GPU model
- Intel HD Graphics 530
- 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 2015A
- 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
- 1.7
- 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
- On-board graphics card burst frequency
- 1100
- 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
- Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)
- Yes
- Maximum internal memory supported by processor
- 64
- On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)
- 1100
- 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
Price history table
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 | $585.82 |
| 2016-12-05 | $584.32 |
| 2016-12-12 | $579.25 |
| 2016-12-19 | $578.78 |
| 2016-12-26 | $579.38 |
| 2017-01-03 | $579.33 |
| 2017-01-10 | $577.74 |
| 2017-01-17 | $576.50 |
| 2017-01-30 | $599.99 |
| 2017-02-15 | $753.65 |
| 2017-02-20 | $658.60 |
| 2017-03-01 | $815.72 |
| 2017-03-08 | $815.72 |
| 2018-08-02 | $597.45 |
| 2019-09-21 | $500.00 |
| 2020-02-29 | $451.06 |
| 2020-04-01 | $625.00 |
| 2021-03-12 | $299.49 |
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