Dell OptiPlex 5050 SFF, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average ram (19th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | intel Core i5 |
| 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 2x Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g Wireless LAN |
| Ethernet | Integrated |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS V701 V701ML | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | intel Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | aio | mini | mini-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 180 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 SFF | 14.7 | 21 | 19 | 89.1 | 12.9 | 70 | 62.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS V701 V701ML Compare | 92.9 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 95.7 | 69 | 37.3 | 84.3 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall42
- AI/LLM11.1
- Gaming8
- Portability49
- Creator13.5
- Business49.4
- Developer33.9
- Home Office40
- Workstation28
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