Dell OptiPlex 3050-MICRO, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 240GB SSD, Black/Silver
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Pro
26 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (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 |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050-MICRO | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | aio | mini | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 600 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050-MICRO | 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 70 | 62.8 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.5 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.6 | 58.7 | 57.8 | 60.6 | 82.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.4 | 78.2 | 54.2 | 99 | 53.7 | 37.3 | 99.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.2 | 11.6 | 95.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall25.9
- AI/LLM6.2
- Gaming3.9
- Portability30.1
- Creator7.6
- Business35
- Developer18.6
- Home Office28.4
- Workstation16.8
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Other Configurations27
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