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Dell Optiplex 7040 Micro Quad i5-6500T 2.5GHz 16GB 512GB SSD Windows 7 Pro WiFi

Dell 7040 Micro

$179.95Near typical sold priceTypically sells ~$181.28Free shipping (to US)

Near typical sold price · Typically sells ~$181.28

about typical price (est.) · 16 GB · low idle ~9 W

Fit 25Value 18
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US · First seen 5 hours ago · Checked 1 hour ago

100% · 13k

Sold Dell 7040 Micro prices ↑ 32% over the past ~1 mo.

Price historyDell 7040 Micro · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 18: $89.95 (17 askings)Jun 19: $89.95 (17 askings)Jun 20: $89.92 (16 askings)Jun 21: $89.92 (16 askings)Jun 22: $89.92 (16 askings)Jun 23: $89.92 (16 askings)Jun 24: $89.90 (15 askings)Jun 25: $89.90 (15 askings)Jun 26: $89.45 (12 askings)Jun 27: $89.45 (12 askings)Jun 28: $89.00 (9 askings)Jun 29: $89.00 (9 askings)Jun 30: $89.45 (8 askings)Jul 1: $89.00 (7 askings)Jul 2: $89.00 (7 askings)Jul 3: $87.00 (6 askings)Jul 2: $109.12 (14 sold comps)Jul 3: $143.55 (8 sold comps)
2026-07-02$109.12–$143.55 · sold median2026-07-03

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (8–14 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) · 14 sold

Median $109.12 · typical range $76.17–$154.62

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
16 GB / 32 GB max
Installed drives
1× 512GB SSD SATA
Condition
Used

Upgrade Headroom

RAM16 GB → up to 32 GB · 2 DIMM slots2239
CPU1 of 1 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell 7040 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
65W
Released
2015

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
22
Storage
2
Deal:fair · est.· Typically ~$181.2850

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 $179.95, this listing is about level with the typical sold price (~$181.28), and 101% above the typical asking price (~$89.45 across 20 live 7040 Micro listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$86.00 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$86.00 of parts)
CPU i5-6500t$45.00
RAM 16GB DDR4$16.00
Drives 1× 512GB SSD$25.00
Estimated component value$86.00

Summed from used-market component prices (48% of the $179.95 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.