Dell OptiPlex MT, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 512GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex MT | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U | Apple iMac 27" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 96 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | - | 1056 |
| GPU | - | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Arc 130T | AMD Radeon Pro 570X |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | No OS | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex MT | 14.7 | 21 | 31.6 | 5.3 | 29.5 | 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 | 45.5 | 70 |
| ASUS NUC RNUC15CRSU50000U Compare | 64.4 | 64.1 | 99.2 | 76.4 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| Apple iMac 27" Compare | 32.8 | 64.3 | 9.2 | 58.8 | 46.9 | 99.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38.5
- AI/LLM15.1
- Gaming7.6
- Portability20.2
- Creator14.1
- Business46.4
- Developer30.1
- Home Office42.9
- Workstation29.7
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