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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$455
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th 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 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.1 kg / 11.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 2048 | 1000 | 3072 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M1 Max 24-core | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | - | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 9.2 | 94.9 | 8.1 | 58 | 13 | 70 | 67.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.4 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.3 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.7 | 71.4 | 95.6 | 93.4 | 91.4 | 70 | 74.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.3 | 59 | 63.9 | 99.9 | 50.6 | 99.4 | 78.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 56 | 51.7 | 82.7 | 98.3 | 95.9 | 37 | 87 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Compare | 68.6 | 71.4 | 56.5 | 89 | 91.4 | 37 | 79.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$455
Newegg.ca 1 offers From CA$455
Jul 1, 2026 Refurbished CA$455
Usage Scores
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