Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT, Core i5-7500, 8GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5 7500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Radeon Graphics
Form Factor mini-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
48 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average port selection (15th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
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 | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7500 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 500 | 1064 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 570 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | aio |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 120 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT | 18.4 | 99.2 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 70 | 67 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.5 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 68.9 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.1 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.4 | 35.5 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| Apple iMac REF-MNE92LL/A Compare | 21.8 | 64.3 | 9.2 | 50.1 | 59.1 | 99.3 | 88.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall48
- AI/LLM21.2
- Gaming16
- Portability45
- Creator21.8
- Business53.2
- Developer30.8
- Home Office44
- Workstation38.4
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