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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro, Core i5, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intle i5 7th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Form Factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 11 Pro
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intle i5 7th Gen |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Ethernet Port: 1 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intle i5 7th Gen | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | 280 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro | 9.3 | 7.6 | 31.7 | 37.5 | 12.9 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.5 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.8 | 35.7 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 41 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.2 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall32.3
- AI/LLM11.3
- Gaming5.2
- Portability43
- Creator9.7
- Business39.6
- Developer27.6
- Home Office33.9
- Workstation23.7
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Other Configurations27
OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBCA$190OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T8GB256GBBlackCA$230OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB256GBBlackCA$247OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5 6500T16GB256GBCA$265OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackCA$300OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T16GB512GBCA$320OptiPlex 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
