On sale 9%
Dell OptiPlex 5050
CPU Intel Core i5-7500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1256 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
form factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
15 Overall Score
Price $301
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average port selection (31st percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1256 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 260 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 48.1 | 10.3 | 31.4 | 31 | 49.2 | 70.6 | 40.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 98.6 | 57.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 52.8 | 82.5 | 78.1 | 51.5 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 38 | 86.9 |
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Value & Pricing
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