Dell OptiPlex SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 628 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 0x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex SFF | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Apple Mac mini M2 Pro | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | M2 | Intel Core i9 11900H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 628 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | M2 Pro 16-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex SFF | 14.7 | 21 | 31.6 | 62.6 | 22.6 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 |
| Apple Mac mini M2 Pro Compare | 63.6 | 66.3 | 46.1 | 67.7 | 29.5 | 99.3 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 50.7 | 35.6 | 64.1 | 68.9 | 69 | 11.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall39.7
- AI/LLM12.4
- Gaming8.2
- Portability37.1
- Creator14.1
- Business43.9
- Developer33.8
- Home Office39.4
- Workstation29.8
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