Dell OptiPlex 7050, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 240GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 2x Display Ports (Rear) |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7050 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U | Apple iMac 27" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 96 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | - | 1056 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Arc 130T | AMD Radeon Pro 570X |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | No OS | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7050 | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 72.1 | 8.1 | 70 | 62.7 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U Compare | 64.4 | 64.1 | 99.2 | 76.4 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 75 |
| Apple iMac 27" Compare | 32.8 | 64.3 | 9.2 | 58.8 | 46.9 | 99.3 | 92 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall37.7
- AI/LLM9.4
- Gaming7
- Portability43.7
- Creator11.8
- Business41.9
- Developer28.8
- Home Office35.9
- Workstation24.1
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