Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro 2016, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| 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 | mini |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro | 8.6 | 21 | 9.3 | 32.7 | 12.9 | 70 | 48.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.8 | 35.7 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 41 | 70 | 95.7 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.8 | 45.1 | 46.2 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.8 | 58.7 | 51.5 | 89.5 | 69.1 | 37.3 | 75.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38.6
- AI/LLM10
- Gaming6.5
- Portability43.7
- Creator12
- Business49.8
- Developer25.9
- Home Office40.6
- Workstation24.1
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations27
OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBCA$190OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T8GB256GBBlackCA$230OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5 6500T16GB256GBCA$265OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackCA$300OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T16GB512GBCA$320OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntle i5 7th Gen16GB256GBBlackCA$349OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackCA$363OptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB512GBCA$404OptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB240GBBlack/SilverCA$432
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OptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB128GBBlack/SilverCA$471OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBBlackCA$471OptiPlex 3050-MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB480GBBlack/SilverCA$472OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1TBBlackCA$479OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackCA$495OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB512GBCA$577OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T8GB756GBBlackCA$584OptiPlex 3050 Micro2.70GHz8GB1536GBBlack/SilverCA$782Optiplex 3050Intel Core i7 7700T8GB256GBOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5 7th Gen16GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 3050 TinyIntel Core i5-7500T16GB256GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i7 7700T16GB256GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T32GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T32GB1TBOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T8GB240GBBlack
