Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF 2017, Core i3-7100, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i3
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average social proof (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 3 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US | STGAubron Gaming PC ABR0124 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Xeon E5-1620 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 756 | 3072 | 500 | 1536 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 120 | - | - | 120 | 500 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | 7.5 | 21 | 31.6 | 5.3 | 18.9 | 70 | 12.2 |
| 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 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 51.4 | 76.4 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
| STGAubron Gaming PC ABR0124 Compare | 16.9 | 50.6 | 31.6 | 57.3 | 79 | 11.6 | 90.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall25.2
- AI/LLM10.1
- Gaming6
- Portability26.2
- Creator10.4
- Business31.8
- Developer21.4
- Home Office25.6
- Workstation22.5
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