4 Things to Know About the Dell OptiPlex 7040 Micro’s CPU

It is locked to 6th Gen Skylake processors only. The LGA 1151 socket in this model does not support 7th Gen Kaby Lake or any newer chips.

Your choice is limited to Core i3, i5, or i7 Skylake CPUs. No other processor generations are compatible, so pick carefully.

What you buy is what stays. There is no upgrade path to a faster or newer CPU later on.

This makes the 7040 Micro a dead-end for CPU upgrades. If you need more performance down the line, you will need a different system entirely.