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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-7500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS No OS
33 Overall Score
Price CA$259
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | No OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 155 | 120 | 90 | 65 |
| OS | No OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 75.4 | 9 | 69.9 | 48.9 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.6 | 55.9 | 91.8 | 80.6 | 73.9 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.6 | 60.1 | 33 | 96.8 | 16.2 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.8 | 58.2 | 83.2 | 80.6 | 58.8 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.5 | 34.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 43.4 | 69.9 | 96.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.4 | 54.6 | 77.9 | 71.4 | 73.9 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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