Dell OptiPlex 5050, Core i5-7500, 8GB, 500GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5-7500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel Integrated Graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st 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 | 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 i5-7500 | 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) | 500 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 500 | 1064 |
| GPU | Intel Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 570 |
| Form Factor | sff | 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 5050 | 18.4 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 72.1 | 21.4 | 70 | 26.8 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A Compare | 21.9 | 64.3 | 9.2 | 50.1 | 59.1 | 99.3 | 88.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 4, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall32.3
- AI/LLM7.2
- Gaming4.5
- Portability40.1
- Creator9.4
- Business39.7
- Developer25.3
- Home Office30.8
- Workstation20.3
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