Dell OptiPlex 5050 2017, Core i5-7500, 16GB, 256GB SSD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
- Below average port selection (22nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Port |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 | ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M | Intel Arc 140T |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 65 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 18.4 | 24.9 | 31.6 | 22.2 | 12.9 | 70 | 26.8 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.6 | 35.5 | 49.7 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.5 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 68.9 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 55.1 | 44.2 | 76.3 | 65.3 | 68.9 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U Compare | 70.4 | 62 | 81.7 | 55 | 68.9 | 37.3 | 0 |
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Usage Scores
- Overall30.7
- AI/LLM11.7
- Gaming7.2
- Portability32.3
- Creator12.2
- Business36.9
- Developer26.3
- Home Office30.8
- Workstation26.3
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