Dell OptiPlex 5050, Core i7-6700, 8GB, 1TB SSD, GeForce GT 1030, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average port selection (29th 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 | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core I7-6700 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 25.2 | 46.6 | 9.2 | 29.1 | 53.6 | 70 | 42.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.7 | 69 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall40.2
- AI/LLM17
- Gaming35.7
- Portability39.5
- Creator35
- Business41.6
- Developer30.7
- Home Office39.6
- Workstation32.1
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