Dell OptiPlex 3050-MICRO, Core i5-6500T, 8GB, 512GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor micro-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
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) | 512 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | 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 | 21 | 9.3 | 88 | 29.5 | 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
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 1, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall42
- AI/LLM9.9
- Gaming7.6
- Portability48.9
- Creator13.3
- Business43.8
- Developer32.3
- Home Office40.1
- Workstation26.5
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Other Configurations27
OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBCA$190OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T8GB256GBBlackCA$230OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB256GBBlackCA$247OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5 6500T16GB256GBCA$265OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackCA$300OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T16GB512GBCA$320OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntle i5 7th Gen16GB256GBBlackCA$349OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackCA$363OptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB240GBBlack/SilverCA$432
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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
