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Dell OptiPlex 3050 Black 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 7500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
50 Overall Score
Price $129
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average gpu (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
82/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | PELADN WO4 WO4-5600H-16-512-BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7500 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5 12400T | 3.00GHz | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 756 | 2000 | 1000 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 11.3 | 34.5 | 10.1 | 97.2 | 16 | 61.7 | 69.9 | 94.5 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.8 | 58.2 | 83.1 | 80.5 | 58.7 | 88.4 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 38.4 | 96 | 32.9 | 96.4 | 47.1 | 65.3 | 69.9 | 63.7 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 18.2 | 34.5 | 92.5 | 62.8 | 82 | 0 | 69.9 | 84.3 |
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Compare | 51.6 | 47.4 | 10.1 | 74.2 | 47.8 | 0 | 99.3 | 91.7 |
| PELADN WO4 WO4-5600H-16-512-BL Compare | 39.9 | 65.3 | 32.9 | 58.8 | 43.3 | 75.1 | 11.5 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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