Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2015
CPU 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Home
40 Overall Score
Price CA$452
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 gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd 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 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 500 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 4.2 | 12.1 | 32.9 | 69.1 | 16 | 69.9 | 68.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.5 | 63.3 | 53.7 | 96.8 | 32.8 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71.1 | 58.2 | 79.6 | 99.4 | 85.3 | 69.9 | 90.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.5 | 74.5 | 83.1 | 94.3 | 52.6 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 84.3 | 74.5 | 79.6 | 86.9 | 65.2 | 26.9 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US Compare | 69.6 | 74.5 | 57.9 | 89.4 | 92.1 | 37 | 90.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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