Dell OptiPlex 5050
CPU Intel Core i5-7500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel Integrated Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
Price $172
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average storage (23rd 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 Integrated Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.2 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT | HP EliteDesk HP | wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS | Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.4GHZ Quad Core i5 MNE92LL/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core i9 11900K | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | 3.40GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 512 | 1012 | 1024 | 2032 |
| GPU | Intel Integrated Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | AMD Integrated Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon Pro 570 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini-tower | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 150 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 2 | 76 | 23.1 | 70.6 | 34.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare | 55.9 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 74.9 | 31.7 | 70.6 | 98.4 |
| HP EliteDesk HP Compare | 56.7 | 95.7 | 15.6 | 94.1 | 48.8 | 70.6 | 96.2 |
| wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Compare | 52.4 | 52.1 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 73.1 | 11.8 | 91.9 |
| Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.4GHZ Quad Core i5 MNE92LL/A Compare | 56.7 | 57.3 | 8.9 | 57.8 | 81.8 | 99.3 | 90.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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