Dell OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor, Core i5-7500, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU 3.40GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
- Below average port selection (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.40GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | DP |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS V701 V701ML | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.40GHz | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | aio | mini | mini-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 180 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor | 18.4 | 25 | 2.5 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 70 | 62.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS V701 V701ML Compare | 92.9 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 95.7 | 69 | 37.3 | 84.3 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall32.8
- AI/LLM8.9
- Gaming6.4
- Portability34
- Creator11.1
- Business38.7
- Developer23.5
- Home Office33.5
- Workstation22.6
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