Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black
CPU 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 10 Pro
46 Overall Score
Price $420
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 (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| 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 | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 512 | 2048 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | 500 | 155 | 280 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 68.6 | 21.3 | 70.1 | 67.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71 | 58.4 | 79.5 | 99.4 | 85.2 | 70.1 | 89.9 |
| 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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