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Dell OptiPlex 3040 Micro PC i5-6500T 2.50GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD (Windows 11 Pro)

Dell 3040 Micro

$99.9538% below typicalTypically sells ~$161.45Free shipping (to US)

38% below typical · Typically sells ~$161.45

~38% below typical sold (est.) · 8 GB · low idle ~9 W

Fit 21Value 17
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US · First seen 5 hours ago · Checked 1 hour ago

99% · 21k

Sold Dell 3040 Micro prices ↑ 35% over the past ~1 mo.

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

Jun 14: $77.50 (16 askings)Jun 15: $77.50 (16 askings)Jun 16: $75.00 (17 askings)Jun 17: $75.00 (16 askings)Jun 18: $77.50 (16 askings)Jun 19: $77.50 (16 askings)Jun 20: $77.50 (16 askings)Jun 21: $77.50 (16 askings)Jun 22: $75.00 (15 askings)Jun 23: $77.50 (14 askings)Jun 24: $79.99 (11 askings)Jun 25: $79.99 (11 askings)Jun 26: $79.99 (9 askings)Jun 27: $80.00 (8 askings)Jun 28: $77.50 (8 askings)Jun 29: $80.00 (7 askings)Jun 30: $80.00 (7 askings)Jul 1: $80.00 (5 askings)Jul 2: $84.50 (4 askings)Jul 3: $84.50 (4 askings)Jul 2: $64.52 (12 sold comps)Jul 3: $86.98 (4 sold comps)
2026-07-02$64.52–$86.98 · sold median2026-07-03

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (4–12 sold comps per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Comparable sold · last 90 days

Too few sold listings match this exact config, so the deal score above prices in this CPU and RAM directly.

All configs (barebones to loaded) · 12 sold

Median $64.52 · typical range $56.78–$74.00

Sold prices are the basis for the deal score. Asking prices typically run above what listings actually close at.

Installed Hardware

CPU
i5-6500T
RAM
8 GB / 32 GB max
Installed drives
1× 128GB SSD SATA
Condition
Refurbished

Upgrade Headroom

RAM8 GB → up to 32 GB · 2 DIMM slots1239
CPU1 of 1 CPU sockets populated

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
0
Deal:good deal · est.· Typically ~$161.4580

Approximate, based on this model's typical used-market price range. We don't have sold comps for this configuration yet, so treat the deal as a rough guide.

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 $99.95, this listing is 38% below the typical sold price (~$161.45), and 18% above the typical asking price (~$84.50 across 16 live 3040 Micro listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$78.00 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$78.00 of parts)
CPU i5-6500t$45.00
RAM 8GB DDR4$8.00
Drives 1× 128GB SSD$25.00
Estimated component value$78.00

Summed from used-market component prices (78% of the $99.95 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.