Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD
CPU i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Integrated Intel HD Graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated 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 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | Kamrui H1 E3B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core 3 100U | AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 500 | 512 |
| GPU | AMD Integrated Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | 14.7 | 21 | 2.5 | 97.1 | 12.9 | 70 | 24.5 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| Kamrui H1 E3B Compare | 54.5 | 55.3 | 52.2 | 68.9 | 40.9 | 11.6 | 73.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall42.7
- AI/LLM9.3
- Gaming6.9
- Portability50.5
- Creator12.7
- Business45.4
- Developer30.4
- Home Office40.2
- Workstation25.4
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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