Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6400
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$626
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.1 kg / 11.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 2000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 155 | 500 | 750 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 4.2 | 96 | 10.1 | 60 | 16.2 | 69.9 | 68.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.6 | 83.4 | 88 | 98 | 58.8 | 69.9 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.6 | 63.3 | 53.8 | 96.8 | 33 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.6 | 74.4 | 83.2 | 94.3 | 52.7 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.3 | 83.4 | 88 | 94.7 | 65.2 | 37 | 86.2 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SWI7N56T01 Compare | 87.6 | 74.4 | 79.7 | 92.2 | 87.7 | 26.9 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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