Dell OptiPlex SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex SFF | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core i9 11900H | Intel Core 3 100U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1024 | 500 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex SFF | 14.7 | 21 | 9.2 | 81.8 | 12.9 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 50.7 | 35.6 | 64.1 | 68.9 | 69 | 11.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall43.6
- AI/LLM10.5
- Gaming7.4
- Portability41.6
- Creator13.3
- Business47.6
- Developer32
- Home Office42.7
- Workstation27
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