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Dell OptiPlex 5050
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
74 Overall Score
Price $438
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong port (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 3072 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M1 Max 24-core | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | - | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 17.1 | 95 | 63.9 | 94.2 | 41.2 | 70 | 91.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.4 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.3 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.1 | 54.1 | 78.9 | 99.4 | 84.6 | 70 | 89.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.3 | 59.1 | 63.9 | 99.9 | 50.6 | 99.4 | 78.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 56 | 51.8 | 82.7 | 98.3 | 95.9 | 37 | 87 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 68.6 | 71.4 | 56.5 | 89 | 91.4 | 37 | 79.8 |
Price
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