Dell OptiPlex 3050, Core i5-6500T, 16GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
21 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th 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 |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core i9 11900H | Intel Core 3 100U |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 1024 | 500 |
| GPU | - | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 31.7 | 5.3 | 12.9 | 70 | 1.6 |
| 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 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.3 | 99.2 | 31.7 | 96.1 | 45.5 | 70 | 81 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 50.9 | 35.7 | 64.1 | 68.8 | 69.1 | 11.6 | 87.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.7 | 35.7 | 51.5 | 76.4 | 36 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall21.2
- AI/LLM9.1
- Gaming4.1
- Portability28.3
- Creator8.1
- Business29.2
- Developer19
- Home Office22.3
- Workstation19
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Other Configurations27
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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
