Dell OptiPlex 5050 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
37 Overall Score
Price CA$410
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Codex Z2 CODZ2C8NVL47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 256 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060Ti | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 500 | 155 | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 17.1 | 39.6 | 8.1 | 38.3 | 30.2 | 70 | 48.4 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.2 | 54.2 | 79 | 99.4 | 84.5 | 70 | 89.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.4 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 50.7 | 70 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54 | 56.2 | 30.4 | 96.8 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 56 | 51.9 | 82.7 | 98.3 | 95.8 | 37 | 87 |
| MSI Codex Z2 CODZ2C8NVL47 Compare | 68.6 | 71.4 | 87.9 | 86.4 | 56.9 | 37 | 61.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$410
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Usage Scores
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