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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2016
The 32GB of DDR4 RAM and 1TB SSD in this tiny chassis provide ample multitasking headroom and fast storage for a system of this size. Its bundled 24-inch monitor, keyboard, and mouse make it a complete, space-saving office solution right out of the box. This PC is best for office workers and call center agents who need a reliable, compact desktop for web-based applications and document processing.
CPU Intel Core i7-6700T
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
56 Overall Score
Price $453
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong ram (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700T |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| 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 | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700T | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 500 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 12.9 | 96 | 65.1 | 48.7 | 58.8 | 69.9 | 33.8 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.6 | 63.3 | 53.8 | 96.8 | 33 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71.2 | 58.2 | 79.7 | 99.4 | 85.4 | 69.9 | 90.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.6 | 74.4 | 83.2 | 94.3 | 52.7 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 84.3 | 74.4 | 79.7 | 87 | 65.2 | 26.9 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US Compare | 69.6 | 74.4 | 58 | 89.5 | 92.1 | 37 | 90.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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