Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
45 Overall Score
Price CA$351
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th 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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.1 kg / 11.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 68.6 | 15.9 | 70.1 | 67.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.5 | 49.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 58.5 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 58 | 55.1 | 83 | 78.5 | 52.3 | 70.1 | 98.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.3 | 56.1 | 83 | 98.3 | 95.8 | 37.4 | 87.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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