Dell OptiPlex SFF 2015, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| 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 |
| Weight | 11.3 kg / 25.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex SFF | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex SFF | 14.7 | 21 | 31.6 | 62.6 | 12.9 | 70 | 13 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall40.4
- AI/LLM12.6
- Gaming7.8
- Portability30.4
- Creator14
- Business49.6
- Developer32.3
- Home Office40.3
- Workstation29.5
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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