Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017

Name: Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017
Brand: Dell
SKU: OPTIPLEX 3050
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2.9 (8 reviews)

★★★☆☆ 2.9 (8)

CPU Intel Core i5-6500

RAM 16 GB

Storage 256 GB

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530

form factor sff

OS Windows 11 Pro

46 Overall Score

Price CA$415

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

Below average cpu (9th percentile)
Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)
Below average storage (16th percentile)
Below average social proof (17th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch

60/100Our AI sentiment readmedium confidence · 10 sources · Oct 2026

Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 8.7

GPU 96.1

RAM 32.8

Ports 53.5

Storage 15.9

User Sentiment 13

Reliability 70.1

Social Proof 17.1

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-C Ports	0
USB Ports	6
HDMI	1x HDMI
DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
Wi-Fi	USB Dongle 5Ghz Capable
Bluetooth	USB Dongle
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS	Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

SpecsOur scores

Spec	Dell OptiPlex 3050	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS	Apple Mac mini M4 Pro	HP OmniDesk M02-0144	ASUS NUC 14 Pro	Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus
CPU	Intel Core i5-6500	Intel Core Ultra 7 265F	Apple M4 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G	Intel Core Ultra 7	AMD Ryzen 7 255
RAM (GB)	16	32	24	32	32	32
Storage (GB)	256	1000	512	2048	3072	1024
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 530	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti	Apple M4 Pro 16-core	AMD Radeon 780M	Intel Arc Graphics	AMD Radeon 780M
Form Factor	sff	mid-tower	mini	mid-tower	mini	mini
Psu W	-	500	155	280	120	120
OS	Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Home	macOS	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Pro	Windows
		Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare

Product	CPU	GPU	RAM	Ports	Storage	User Sentiment	Reliability	Social Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3050	8.7	96.1	32.8	53.5	15.9	13	70.1	17.1
Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare	87.4	74.6	83	94.2	65.1	94.7	70.1	99.9
Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare	77.4	63.5	53.5	96.7	32.4	98.2	99.3	99.6
HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare	71	58.4	79.5	99.4	85.2	88.6	70.1	89.9
ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare	57.3	56.1	83	98.3	95.8	26.7	37.4	87.3
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare	64.6	58.4	83	80.3	58.5	88.6	11.7	95.4

Price

Value & Pricing

From CA$415 1 offer across 1 retailer

Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$415

Refurbished Best Price CA$415

Price History

Usage Scores

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Other Configurations32

OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i58GB256GBBlackCA$351 OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackCA$363 OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB256GBBlackCA$363 OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T4GB128GBBlackCA$363 OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650016GB512GBBlackCA$417 OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBBlackCA$452 OptiPlex 30503.2GHz4GB256GBBlackCA$452 OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackCA$456 OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBBlackCA$471

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