Dell OptiPlex 3050 Tiny
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
22 Overall Score
Price CA$190
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 Tiny | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS | Apple Mac Studio M2 Max | wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M2 Max | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Graphics | Apple M2 Max 30-core | AMD Radeon 760M |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 120 | 260 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 Tiny | 3.3 | 12.1 | 33 | 7.8 | 11 | 69.9 | 14 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 71.2 | 64.7 | 53.1 | 95.5 | 58.8 | 69.9 | 98.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.8 | 58.2 | 83.2 | 80.6 | 58.8 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CF000CUS Compare | 89.7 | 49.8 | 55.7 | 71.4 | 52.7 | 69.9 | 80.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Compare | 62.6 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 96.2 | 33 | 99.3 | 36 |
| wo-we Mini PC Ryzen 5 7640HS Compare | 53.6 | 54.2 | 83.2 | 71.4 | 73.9 | 11.5 | 92.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$190
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$190
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