Dell Optiplex 7040 Business SFF Computer Small Tower PC, 16GB Ram, 256GB SSD (Renewed) | Intel Core i5-6500, DVD-RW, WiFi, Wi

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 704 ratings

Price: 104.99

Last update: 01-09-2025


About this item

This Certified Refurbished product is tested and certified to look and work like new. The refurbishing process includes functionality testing, basic cleaning, inspection, and repackaging. The product ships with all relevant accessories, a minimum 90-day warranty, and may arrive in a generic box. Only select sellers who maintain a high-performance bar may offer Certified Refurbished products on Amazon.com.
Dell OptiPlex 7040 Small Form Factor High Performance Business Desktop Computer
Intel Quad Core i5-6500 up to 3.6GHz
16GB Ram, 256GB SSD, WiFi,,,,
Windows 10 64 Bit – Multi-language supports English/Spanish/French.

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Top reviews from the United States

Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2024
Came well packaged. Easy to install and started operating immediately. Fast and compact,
Aaron Talbot
5.0 out of 5 stars Good computer for the price
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
The seller shipped very quickly and I got it 10 days after ordering (UPS Ground to Alaska). The box was thrashed, but thankfully they did good on packaging and nothing was broken.

First thing I did was open the case up. Aside from two dust balls, it looked brand new inside. The blades on the front fan were a bit dirty, but no big deal. Power cord, keyboard, mouse, and usb wifi adapter was included.

For those wondering, it is possible to had another hard drive. Mine already had an sata power and sata data cable ran to the spot where one could be placed. Mine did not come with a hard drive tray/caddy. They make one for a 2.5" drive and one for a 3.5" drive. They aren't expensive so it's not a huge deal.
The motherboard has an m.2 slot, which is used by the 256gig drive that comes with the computer. I wasn't expecting that, but it's a nice bonus. Mine came with a Toshiba nvme.
It also has a Pcie x16 and Pcie x4 slot. One could put a low profile gpu in, but the power supply would likely need to be upgraded as it's only rated at 180 watts.
It does have a hdmi port which is nice as it saved the cost of having to get a display port to hdmi adapter.

The computer turned on immediately and started through the Windows 10 setup. Everything went smoothly and no problem with activation. No issues with Windows Update either, though it did take a little while which is to be expected with the amount of updates (which included a bios/firmware update).
All in all, $139 shipped is a good deal, especially when you consider how much the operating system alone costs. I would suggest purchasing another hard drive to put in it, as depending on what you're using it for, the 256gig drive can fill up pretty quickly.
Digichip
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Clean Machine and Looks Great (Read Below)
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
This PC is a good value for a Refurb Dell machine. I purchased two of these 7040 PC's at the same time. I have one "Problem" with BOTH of the PC's. The SSD drive installed in it is branded as a 2.5" "KINGFAST" SSD drive. This drive is anything BUT fast!! The speed of these KINGFAST drives is hardly up to a "Spinning Disk" drive speed to work. It takes on BOTH machines took about 1-2 minutes before they boot up to the desktop. VERY slow in general software operations. I pulled the drive out of one and replaced it with a different 2.5" SSD. IT now boots up to the desktop in less than 20 SECONDS from the time you press the power switch!! The same results on the other PC. I had purchased another DELL Optiplex machine in the past as a refurb which had the same brand drive in it. (Different seller) That drive completely failed! I replaced it at MY expense because I needed the PC for a job I was working on and had to deliver it quickly.
greg k
5.0 out of 5 stars great working computer windows 10
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
great working computer with windows 10 thanks so much
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Looks and Works Like New
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
Very Nice Computer. Super Clean inside and the outside of the case. It Looks Great sitting on my desk and doesn't take up much room at all. It is Extremely Quiet. Go get yourself one or two, like I did, lol.
Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 stars STAY AWAY FROM THIS SELLER!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
Listing stated 'shipped by Amazon'. It actually came from the Seller - StallionTek haphazardly packed. No instructions. No tag or identification on computer. no evidence of any refurbishment or product renewal. The keyboard and mouse were loose in the box and laying on top of the CPU. After the initial setup and shut down, the computer would not restart and the monitor screen had no color or display. - The start button just came blinking yellow. This Seller is an embarrassment to Amazon Renewed!
thomas walker (uwu)
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great and great price
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
I'm surprised finally something that actually works well I had a decent price shipping was fast Best buy for my money in a long time
Danyyil Chuzhynov
3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't get the renewed pc, simply got used one. and the wifi adapter is missing
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2022
Based on my inspection, all the seller has done by the looks of it is install windows and make sure it boots. That sums up this Renewal process.

When i removed CPU sink, there was years old thermal paste, so old that it was solid, literally chunks. I replaced the paste and it dropped minimal temp from 39c to 28c. In long term, that will extend CPU life, which is important, because that's the hear of the computer.

The NVMe was a surprise, but the one i got is sitting at 80% life. it's still in okay condition but i don't expect it to survive long, especially when it's idle temps are 62c, and under load it gets to 80c. i give it another 2 years at most.

The pc was dirty when it arrived, i don't even know if they cleaned it. The CPU sink was clean, but the case itself had black dust spots. The plastic intake mesh was dusty too, and had some white grease on it that i had to clean off.

The provided mouse and keyboard was a joke. They're not the ones you see on the listed images. And the mouse i got is scratched, very old and has human hand grease on it in many places. They didn't bother to clean it after whoever used. I'm not going to make a big deal about it since i wasn't planning to use it, but it's still disgusting to find out, and in my opinion, unacceptable.

The advertised WiFi adapter is missing. It's not installed on the motherboard and they didn't provide a USB version. My dumb self made the mistake of verifying that after i set up the computer while using LAN. This computer is a present, and i don't want to go through the replacement/return process.
I've contacted the seller and currently waiting on their response, to see if they can provide the missing WiFi adapter.

Will update the review when issue gets resolved.
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The seller provided the missing wifi dongle.

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