Dell OptiPlex 5050 Black
CPU Intel Core I7-6700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
49 Overall Score
Price CA$710
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core I7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5050 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | ASUS ROG G700 G700 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core I7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 256 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 750 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5050 | 15.4 | 41.8 | 62.5 | 40.6 | 55.8 | 71.1 | 49.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 82.1 | 94.2 | 62.3 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 70.7 | 81 | 87.6 | 98.1 | 55.8 | 71.1 | 99 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700 Compare | 95.3 | 84.8 | 82.1 | 99 | 91.1 | 39.1 | 77.3 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.5 | 81 | 87.6 | 94.6 | 62.3 | 39.1 | 84.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.7 | 12.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$710
Newegg.ca 1 offers From CA$710
May 17, 2026 Refurbished CA$710
Usage Scores
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