Dell OptiPlex 5050 2016, Core i7-6700, 8GB, 512GB SSD, GeForce GT 1030, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average port selection (29th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 25.1 | 46.5 | 9.2 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 70 | 42.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.1 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.5 | 93.1 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall36.8
- AI/LLM16.1
- Gaming34
- Portability36.8
- Creator31.9
- Business43.3
- Developer27.7
- Home Office35.3
- Workstation29.2
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