Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017

★★★☆☆ 2.9 (8)
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2017 desktop
45 Overall Score
Price CA$415
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (9th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (16th percentile)
  • Below average storage (16th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
60/100Our AI sentiment readmedium confidence · 10 sources · Oct 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '26: 3.7★ · 3 reviews (approx. date)1113Q4 '24Q1 '25Q3 '25Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 9
GPU 96
RAM 33
Ports 54.4
Storage 16.2
User Sentiment 5
Reliability 69.9
Social Proof 16.1

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 Apple Mac mini M4 Pro HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus ASUS NUC 14 Pro
CPU Intel Core i5-6500 Apple M4 Pro AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core Ultra 7 265F AMD Ryzen 7 255 Ultra 7 155H
RAM (GB) 16 24 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 256 512 2048 1000 1024 3072
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Apple M4 Pro 16-core AMD Radeon 780M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics
Form Factor sff mini mid-tower mid-tower mini mini
Psu W - 155 280 500 120 120
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows Windows Windows 11 Pro
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3050 9963354.416.2569.916.1
Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare 77.663.353.896.83398.299.399.6
HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare 71.258.279.799.485.488.569.990.1
Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS Compare 87.674.483.294.352.7069.999.9
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 64.858.283.280.658.888.511.595.4
ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare 57.655.983.298.395.926.63787.6

Price

Value & Pricing

From CA$415 1 offer across 1 retailer
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$415
Refurbished Best Price CA$415

Price History

CA$200 CA$250 CA$300 CA$350 CA$400 CA$450 Jun 8Jun 27 CA$415

Usage Scores

Overall (45.1)AI/LLM (23.8)Gaming (16.1)Portability (46.8)Creator (22.3)Business (49)Developer (35.5)Home Office (42.9)Workstation (42.4)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

45
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price CA$415
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Also available open box & refurbished:
Refurbished CA$415 Newegg.ca

Other Configurations31

OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i58GB256GBBlackCA$351OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackCA$363OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB256GBBlackCA$363OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650016GB512GBBlackCA$417OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBBlackCA$452OptiPlex 30503.2GHz4GB256GBBlackCA$452OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackCA$456OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBBlackCA$471OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1000GBBlackCA$479
Show all 31 configurations
OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-75008GB128GBBlackCA$259OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackCA$300OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackCA$495OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB1000GBBlackCA$495OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB120GBCA$509OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T16GB256GBBlackCA$513OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB240GBBlackCA$528OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBBlackCA$540OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB512GBBlackCA$564OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-750016GB256GBBlackCA$612OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB1TBCA$620OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-64008GB256GBBlackCA$626OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB512GBBlackCA$634OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB1000GBBlackCA$691OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-770032GB1TBBlackCA$781OptiPlex 305064 bit Processor8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1256GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 650032GB6512GBSilverOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Processor16GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB512GBBlack

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