Dell OptiPlex 3050 2017, Core i5-7500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Radeon RX 550, Black
CPU Intel 7th Generation Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Radeon RX 550
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 550 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 11 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 | 18.4 | 50.6 | 31.6 | 62.6 | 12.9 | 70 | 13.5 |
| 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 Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.7 | 69 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall45
- AI/LLM21
- Gaming44.1
- Portability39.4
- Creator37.8
- Business47.3
- Developer34.9
- Home Office42.3
- Workstation35.4
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Other Configurations41
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