Dell OptiPlex 7050, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 250GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD 560 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 250 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5G |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
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 | 3.2GHz | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 250 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 500 | 1064 |
| GPU | Intel HD 560 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 570 |
| Form Factor | desktop | 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 | 14.7 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 12.8 | 8.7 | 70 | 15.1 |
| 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
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Usage Scores
- Overall7.6
- AI/LLM3.4
- Gaming1.7
- Portability9.5
- Creator3.5
- Business12.9
- Developer8.8
- Home Office9.5
- Workstation8.7
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