On sale 4%
Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017
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 $180
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
ExclusiveBased 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 read
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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-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
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Apple Mac Studio M2 Max | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q | BOSGAME P6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Apple M2 Max | Intel Core i5 12400T | AMD 8745HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 756 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M2 Max 30-core | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | aio | mini-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| 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 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 71 | 64.9 | 52.8 | 95.3 | 58.5 | 75.5 | 70.1 | 98.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 88.6 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Compare | 62.3 | 65.4 | 64.8 | 96.1 | 32.4 | 0 | 99.3 | 36.8 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q Compare | 37.9 | 96.1 | 32.8 | 96.4 | 46.9 | 65.7 | 70.1 | 63.5 |
| BOSGAME P6 Compare | 55.2 | 55.3 | 91 | 58.2 | 73.8 | 0 | 11.7 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $180
Newegg 1 offer From $180
Best Buy 3 offers From $215
Price History
Usage Scores
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