Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black
CPU 64 bit Processor
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price $244
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average social proof (23rd percentile)
- Below average storage (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 64 bit Processor |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 180 | 280 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 16.6 | 96.1 | 9.9 | 57 | 32.4 | 70.1 | 22.6 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.1 | 56.1 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 73.8 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.3 | 60.3 | 32.8 | 96.7 | 15.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.1 | 34.8 | 51.2 | 86.7 | 43 | 70.1 | 96.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.1 | 54.7 | 77.7 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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