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Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro 2016
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor micro-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
30 Overall Score
Price CA$235
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro | 16.8 | 12.2 | 32.9 | 7.8 | 16.1 | 69.9 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.4 | 56 | 91.8 | 80.4 | 73.8 | 69.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.4 | 60.2 | 32.9 | 96.7 | 16.1 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.3 | 34.7 | 51.3 | 86.8 | 43.2 | 69.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 58.3 | 83 | 80.4 | 58.6 | 11.5 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.2 | 54.7 | 77.8 | 71 | 73.8 | 11.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$235
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