Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro 2016, Core i7-6700, 16GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i7 6700
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 14700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro | 25.1 | 20.9 | 31.6 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.5 | 49.8 | 84.3 | 40.8 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.2 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 68.9 | 70 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.7 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 55.1 | 44.2 | 76.4 | 65.3 | 68.9 | 11.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall31.9
- AI/LLM13.9
- Gaming6.9
- Portability34.6
- Creator12.3
- Business44
- Developer27.4
- Home Office34.4
- Workstation27.1
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Other Configurations27
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