Dell OptiPlex vs MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US

Dell OptiPlex 2015, Core i5-7500, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, GTX 1050 Ti

Dell OptiPlex 2015, Core i5-7500, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, GTX 1050 Ti

Dell
55 Overall Score
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MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US 2025, Ryzen 7 8700F, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US 2025, Ryzen 7 8700F, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

MSI
79 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
Dell
52
MSI
81
Gaming
Dell
56
MSI
76
Creator
Dell
47
MSI
73
Workstation
Dell
43
MSI
70
Business
Dell
53
MSI
70
Developer
Dell
45
MSI
70
Ai Llm
Dell
25
MSI
45
Compact
Dell
32
MSI
34

Specifications

Dell OptiPlexMSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5 7500AMD Ryzen 7 8700F★
CPU Multi-Core Score
6,045
30,828
Cores48★
Frequency3.4 GHz4.1 GHz★
L3 Cache6 MB16 MB★
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★
GPU Benchmark Score
6,365
20,712
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM4 GB8 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR5★GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB16 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 1256 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Storage 21 TB★—
Storage 2 TypeHDD★—
Build
Form Factormid-towermid-tower
PSU—650W★
Weight—9.70 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports01★
USB Ports10★8
HDMIHDMI1 x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPortDisplayPort3 x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-FiWiFiWi-Fi 6E★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.3★
EthernetEthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Dell OptiPlex 2015, Core i5-7500, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, GTX 1050 Ti

  • Strong port selection (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong social proof (70th percentile)
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average ram (32nd percentile)

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US 2025, Ryzen 7 8700F, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

  • Strong storage (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong port selection (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong gpu (78th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US

Scores 79 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 27 specs.

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation