Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF
CPU i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Integrated Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
43 Overall Score
Price CA$596
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple iMac M4 | ASUS ROG G700 | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 2000 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | aio | mid-tower | desktop |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | 143 | - | 600 |
| 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 | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | 8.6 | 10 | 18.3 | 97 | 24.9 | 70.5 | 67.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.2 | 55.9 | 78.7 | 99.4 | 84.8 | 70.5 | 89.5 |
| Apple iMac M4 Compare | 54.2 | 57.9 | 45.7 | 88 | 41.8 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG G700 Compare | 95.4 | 73 | 82.4 | 98.9 | 91.6 | 37.9 | 78.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 78.7 | 91.7 | 87 | 27.3 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$596
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