Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
45 Overall Score
Price CA$415
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (15th percentile)
- Below average social proof (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
45/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | USB Dongle 5Ghz Capable |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 8.6 | 95.7 | 31.4 | 53.1 | 15.2 | 4.9 | 70.6 | 17.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 94.7 | 70.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.4 | 56.2 | 78.8 | 99.4 | 85 | 88.7 | 70.6 | 89.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 0 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 79.8 | 57.7 | 88.7 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.5 | 53.9 | 82.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | 27.2 | 38 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$415
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$415
Price History
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations27
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