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Dell OptiPlex 7050, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
34 Overall Score
Price $164
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7050 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 500 | 1064 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 570 |
| Form Factor | tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7050 | 8.6 | 21 | 9.3 | 81.8 | 12.9 | 70 | 26.8 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.3 | 99.2 | 31.7 | 96.1 | 45.5 | 70 | 81 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.7 | 35.7 | 51.5 | 76.4 | 36 | 37.4 | 96.4 |
| Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A Compare | 22 | 64.2 | 9.3 | 49.9 | 59.2 | 99.3 | 88.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $164
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Usage Scores
- Overall33.9
- AI/LLM8.3
- Gaming6.4
- Portability23
- Creator10.9
- Business36.3
- Developer26.1
- Home Office30.2
- Workstation22.1
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