Dell OptiPlex 5000 Micro Tower 2022, Core i7-12700T, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 12th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Form Factor micro-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12th Gen |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR2 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5000 Micro Tower | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS V701 V701ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 12th Gen | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | sff | mini-tower | aio | mini | mini-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 180 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5000 Micro Tower | 53.1 | 35.6 | 31.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 70 | 51.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS V701 V701ML Compare | 92.9 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 95.7 | 69 | 37.3 | 84.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall39
- AI/LLM18.2
- Gaming9.6
- Portability37.4
- Creator16.2
- Business46
- Developer34.6
- Home Office40.9
- Workstation35.1
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