Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 256GB SSD
CPU i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU AMD Integrated Intel HD Graphics
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-6500 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | AMD Integrated Intel HD Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mini-tower | aio | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF | 14.7 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 97.1 | 12.9 | 70 | 24.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.8 | 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 | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.2 | 78.2 | 54.1 | 99 | 53.6 | 37.3 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.6
- AI/LLM9.3
- Gaming6.9
- Portability50.5
- Creator12.6
- Business45.3
- Developer30.4
- Home Office40.2
- Workstation25.4
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