Dell OptiPlex 3050 2016, Core i5, 16GB, 120GB SSD, Black
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 16 GB
Storage 120 GB
GPU Integrated/On-Board Graphics
Form Factor desktop
OS Windows 10 Home
18 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 120 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | HDMI Port-1 |
| DisplayPort | Display Port-1 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 120 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Integrated/On-Board Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | desktop | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | aio | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 650 | 170 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 72.1 | 4.6 | 70 | 62.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
| 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall17.6
- AI/LLM5.1
- Gaming3
- Portability18.9
- Creator5.8
- Business22.3
- Developer15.9
- Home Office19.8
- Workstation13
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations38
OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T16GB256GBCA$190OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-75008GB128GBBlackCA$259OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB512GBBlackCA$300OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-65008GB256GBBlackCA$351OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T8GB128GBBlackCA$363OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T4GB128GBBlackCA$363OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBBlackCA$415OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7 670016GB512GBBlackCA$417OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBBlackCA$452
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OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-65004GB256GBBlackCA$452OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackCA$456OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB512GBBlackCA$471OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor8GB1TBBlackCA$479OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB240GBBlackCA$495OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB1TBBlackCA$495OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-7500T16GB256GBBlackCA$513OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB240GBBlackCA$528OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBBlackCA$540OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB512GBBlackCA$564OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor4GB500GBBlackCA$577OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T8GB756GBBlackCA$584OptiPlex 3050Intel 7th Generation Core i516GB256GBBlackCA$612OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-64008GB256GBBlackCA$626OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB512GBBlackCA$634OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB1TBBlackCA$691OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-770032GB1TBBlackCA$1,270OptiPlex 305064 bit Processor8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1280GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 650032GB6656GBSilverOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 305064 bit Processor16GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-6700T32GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T32GB256GBBlackOptiPlex 3050350 MHz8GB240GBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-750016GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-6500T32GB1TBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1TBBlackOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-750016GB512GBBlack
