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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017

★★★☆☆ 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
Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017 desktop
45 Overall Score
Price $180
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st

Cons

  • Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (9th percentile)
  • Below average storage (15th 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
45/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 7 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '26: 3.7★ · 3 reviews (approx. date)1113Q4 '24Q1 '25Q3 '25Q2 '26
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 8.6
GPU 95.7
RAM 31.4
Ports 53.1
Storage 15.2
User Sentiment 4.9
Reliability 70.6
Social Proof 17.3

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 Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT HP EliteDesk HP wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.4GHZ Quad Core i5 MNE92LL/A
CPU Intel Core i5-6500 AMD Ryzen 7 255 Intel Core 7 240H Intel Core i9 11900K AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS 3.40GHz
RAM (GB) 16 32 16 8 32 8
Storage (GB) 256 1024 512 1012 1024 2032
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Graphics AMD Integrated Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon 760M AMD Radeon Pro 570
Form Factor sff mini mini mini-tower mini aio
Psu W - 120 150 - - -
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro macOS
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3050 8.695.731.453.115.24.970.617.3
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 63.956.282.579.857.788.711.895.1
Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 91B20000UT Compare 55.947.354.474.931.794.770.698.4
HP EliteDesk HP Compare 56.795.715.694.148.823.970.696.2
wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Compare 52.452.182.570.373.175.711.891.9
Apple iMac A Grade Desktop Computer 27-inch 3.4GHZ Quad Core i5 MNE92LL/A Compare 56.757.38.957.881.8099.390.2

Price

Value & Pricing

From $180 4 offers across 2 retailers
Newegg 1 offer From $180
Refurbished Best Price $180
Best Buy 3 offers From $215
Refurbished $215 Used $215 Used $215

Price History

$160 $180 $200 $220 $240 May 3May 28Jul 5Jul 18 $215

Usage Scores

Overall (44.9)AI/LLM (23.7)Gaming (16.2)Portability (46.8)Creator (22.2)Business (49.3)Developer (35.1)Home Office (42.7)Workstation (42)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

45
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $180
Check Price at Newegg
Also available open box & refurbished:
Refurbished $180 Newegg Refurbished $215 Best Buy Used $215 Best Buy Used $215 Best Buy

Other Configurations27

OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBBlack$150OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlack$163OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBBlack$185OptiPlex 305064 bit Processor16GB1TBBlack$200OptiPlex 305064 bit Processor8GB512GBBlack$244OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-770032GB1TBBlack$245OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1256GBBlack$254OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 650032GB6512GBSilver$270OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB512GBBlack$280
Show all 27 configurations
OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB256GBBlack$420OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB1TBBlack$453OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1000GBBlackOptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB1000GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i58GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB1000GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i516GB512GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T16GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T4GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-64008GB256GBBlack

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