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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
54 Overall Score
Price $215
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (29th percentile)
What owners think
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 | 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | GMKtec Nucbox K11 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 2024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | aio | aio | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 170 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Support Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 7.4 | 95.2 | 29.2 | 54 | 12.9 | 71.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.1 | 52 | 92 | 80.6 | 71.2 | 71.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.8 | 52 | 56.1 | 67.1 | 82.1 | 71.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 68.6 | 86.2 | 82.2 | 80.6 | 90.9 | 11.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 66.3 | 52 | 82.2 | 70.7 | 55.5 | 11.9 |
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