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Dell OptiPlex 3050, Core i5-6500T, 32GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6500T
RAM 32 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st 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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Ethernet (RJ-45) |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | 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 | 8.6 | 21 | 64.1 | 22.1 | 12.9 | 70 | 11.5 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.5 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.8 | 35.7 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 41 | 70 | 95.7 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.8 | 58.7 | 51.5 | 89.5 | 69.1 | 37.3 | 75.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Oct 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall31.1
- AI/LLM15.6
- Gaming8.2
- Portability39
- Creator13.7
- Business37.8
- Developer30.9
- Home Office31.9
- Workstation30.6
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Other Configurations27
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OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T8GB256GBBlack$464OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T32GB1TB$475OptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5 6500T16GB256GBOptiplex 3050Intel Core i7 7700T8GB256GBOptiPlex 3050 TinyIntel Core i5-7500T16GB256GBOptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i5-7500T16GB512GBOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntel Core i7-6700T16GB512GBOptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB512GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBOptiPlex 3050 Micro2.70GHz8GB1536GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 3050-MicroIntel Core i5-6500T8GB480GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB240GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 3050-MICROIntel Core i5-6500T8GB128GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 3050 MicroIntle i5 7th Gen16GB256GBBlack
