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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
49 Overall Score
Price $254
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)
What owners think
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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | GMKtec K12 K12 | MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF PC (3.8-4.6GHz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1256 | 256 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon Integrated Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini-tower | aio | mini | sff |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 170 | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 62.3 | 90.1 | 79.4 | 71.1 | 19.7 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 28.7 | 96.8 | 12.5 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72.4 | 10.2 | 49.4 | 95.4 | 80.5 | 71.1 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.7 | 51.9 | 55.8 | 66.3 | 83.9 | 71.1 | 99 |
| GMKtec K12 K12 Compare | 65.3 | 86.2 | 81.8 | 79.9 | 71.5 | 12 | 94.9 |
| MSI Envision S13 SFF Desktop Envision S13 SFF PC (3.8-4.6GHz Compare | 57.8 | 95.2 | 62.3 | 47.2 | 80.6 | 39.2 | 84.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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