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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro Desktop i5-6500T 8GB RAM 500GB SATA Win10 w/ Stand Kit

Dell 3040 Micro

$75.00Free shipping (to US)
Fit 37Value 52

🇺🇸 US · First seen 6 hours ago

100% · 774

Price historyDell 3040 Micro · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 14: $77.50 (16 listings)Jun 15: $77.50 (16 listings)
2026-06-14$77.50$77.50 · asking median2026-06-15

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (16 listings per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Installed Hardware

CPU
i5-6500T
RAM
8 GB / 32 GB max
Installed drives
1× 500GB SATA
Condition
Used

Upgrade Headroom

RAM12398 GB → up to 32 GB · 2 DIMM slots
CPU1-socket platform

Platform: Dell 3040 Micro (Skylake)

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
LGA1151 × 1
RAM max
32 GB DDR4 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
9W · ~$9/yr · ~$28/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 3 · 1 slots
Management
Intel vPro/AMT
Max PSU
90W
Released
2015

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
12
Storage
50
Deal:No estimate available

Fit = suits your use case · Value = fit per dollar · Deal = price vs typical market.

Outlook · Vintage, Cheap but aging. Verify firmware, OS support, and running cost before buying.

Price context

At $75.00, this listing is — no sold comps yet —, and about level with the typical asking price (~$75.00 across 22 live 3040 Micro listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$52.00 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$52.00 of parts)
CPU i5-6500t$45.00
Drives 1× 500GB HDD$7.00
Estimated component value$52.00

Summed from used-market component prices (69% of the $75.00 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.