Dell OptiPlex 7050 Black/Silver 2016
The 500GB SSD paired with a 1TB HDD provides responsive boot times and ample dual-storage for media, driven by a quad-core i5-6500 and 16GB of RAM. This refurbished kit stands out by including a 24-inch 1080p monitor and RGB peripherals, making it a ready-to-use workspace right out of the box. It’s best for office workers or students needing a compact, budget-friendly desktop for multitasking, document editing, and media playback.
CPU 3.6GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
58 Overall Score
Price CA$460
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.6GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 500 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Standard RJ-45 LAN Port |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7050 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple Mac mini M4 | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.6GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1500 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | - | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7050 | 8.6 | 95.7 | 31.4 | 66 | 79.9 | 70.6 | 49.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.4 | 56.2 | 78.9 | 99.4 | 85 | 70.6 | 89.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 52.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 83.9 | 73.2 | 78.9 | 86.4 | 64.2 | 27.6 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US Compare | 68.9 | 73.2 | 56.8 | 89 | 91.6 | 38 | 89.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$460
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$460
We started tracking prices for this product on May 20, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations34
OptiPlex 7050Intel Core 7th8GB512GBCA$404OptiPlex 7050Intel Core I78GB1TBCA$450OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i7-6700T16GB512GBCA$452OptiPlex 7050i7-6700T32GB512GBCA$452OptiPlex 70502.70GHz32GB512GBCA$460OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i516GB1TBCA$460OptiPlex 70502.70GHz16GB1TBCA$460OptiPlex 70502.90 GHz32GB512GBCA$510OptiPlex 70502.90 GHz16GB1TBCA$510
Show all 34 configurations
OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB256GBCA$250OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i58GB512GBCA$260OptiPlex 70502.70GHz16GB256GBCA$280OptiPlex 7050Intel Core I58GB512GBCA$290OptiPlex 70503.2GHz16GB512GBCA$320OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-7500T16GB512GBCA$320OptiPlex 70502.90 GHz16GB256GBCA$325OptiPlex 7050Intel Core I78GB512GBCA$345OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-75008GB256GBCA$350OptiPlex 70502.90 GHz16GB512GBCA$360OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-75008GB250GBCA$377OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i7-770016GB768GBCA$390OptiPlex 7050Intel Core i7 770032GB32GBCA$547OptiPlex 70503.2GHz4GB160GBCA$547OptiPlex 70502.70GHz32GB1TBCA$580OptiPlex 70503.40GHz32GB1TBCA$600OptiPlex 70502.90 GHz32GB1TBCA$630OptiPlex 70503.2GHz16GB1TBOptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-75008GB256GBOptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5 750016GB512GBOptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-750016GB628GBOptiPlex 70503.2GHz16GB250GBOptiPlex 7050Intel Core i58GB240GBOptiPlex 7050Intel Core i5-750032GB512GBOptiPlex 70503.40GHz8GB250GB
