Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT 2017, Core i5-7500, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU 3.40GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Form Factor mini-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
- Below average gpu (25th 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 |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
| Weight | 8.1 kg / 17.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | Yes |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.40GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT | 18.4 | 25 | 2.5 | 72.1 | 21.4 | 70 | 62.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 93.8 | 69 | 37.3 | 83 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 Compare | 90.6 | 89.3 | 78.1 | 97.9 | 90.1 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall45.3
- AI/LLM10.7
- Gaming7.8
- Portability45.4
- Creator14
- Business49.3
- Developer32.3
- Home Office45.3
- Workstation27.9
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Other Configurations8
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