Dell OptiPlex 3050 2017, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

★★★☆☆ 2.9 (8)
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 3050 2017, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black desktop
32 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average social proof (5th percentile)
  • Below average storage (13th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
60/100Our AI sentiment readmedium confidence · 10 sources · Oct 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '26: 3.7★ · 3 reviews (approx. date)1113Q4 '24Q1 '25Q3 '25Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 14.6
GPU 20.9
RAM 31.6
Ports 44.6
Storage 12.9
User Sentiment 13.1
Reliability 70
Social Proof 4.6

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5-6500
Cores 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz
L3 Cache 6 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type Integrated
VRAM 48 GB
VRAM Type GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 0
USB Ports 6
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
Wi-Fi USB Dongle 5Ghz Capable
Bluetooth USB Dongle
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 3050 HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus
CPU Intel Core i5-6500 AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core Ultra 7 255H AMD Ryzen 7 255 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM (GB) 16 16 16 32 16 32
Storage (GB) 256 1536 2048 1024 1024 2048
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics AMD Radeon 780M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 AMD Radeon 780M
Form Factor sff mini-tower aio mini mid-tower mini
Psu W - 280 170 120 600 120
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3050 14.620.931.644.612.913.1704.6
HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare 71.963.251.494.779.894.97098.2
Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare 70.458.757.760.782.875.87098.2
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.263.281.765.353.688.711.694.3
ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare 71.378.354.19953.688.737.399.1
GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare 64.663.281.785.690.1011.695.6

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

CA$200 CA$250 CA$300 CA$350 CA$400 CA$450 Jun 8Jun 27 CA$415

Usage Scores

Overall (31.6)AI/LLM (12.1)Gaming (7.1)Portability (39.9)Creator (13.1)Business (42.6)Developer (29.3)Home Office (37.1)Workstation (27.9)
  • Overall31.6
  • AI/LLM12.1
  • Gaming7.1
  • Portability39.9
  • Creator13.1
  • Business42.6
  • Developer29.3
  • Home Office37.1
  • Workstation27.9

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations42

OptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel 7th Generation Core i58GB256GBCA$249OptiPlex Dell Optiplex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 75008GB256GBCA$250OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-75008GB128GBCA$259OptiPlex 3050 SFF3.40GHz16GB1TBCA$359Optiplex Dell Optiplex 3050 SFF DesktopIntel Core i5 750016GB1TBCA$390OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7 670016GB512GBCA$417OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor16GB256GBCA$452OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-65004GB256GBCA$452OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor3.40GHz8GB500GBCA$452
Show all 42 configurations
Optiplex 3050Intel Core i58GB500GBCA$454OptiPlex 30502.80GHz16GB256GBCA$468OptiPlex 3050 SFFi5-65008GB256GBCA$475OptiPlex 30503.2GHz8GB1TBCA$495OptiPlex 3050 SFF3.40GHz8GB480GBCA$501OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBCA$540Optiplex 3050 SFFi5-650016GB512GBCA$545Optiplex 3050 SFF Desktop Computeri5-65008GB256GBCA$550OptiPlex 3050 SFF3.40GHz16GB512GBCA$554OptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5-750016GB512GBCA$564Optiplex 3050Intel Core i5-65008GB1TBCA$564OptiPlex 305064 bit Quad-Core Processor4GB500GBCA$577OptiPlex 3050 SFFi5-650016GB500GBCA$596Optiplex 3050Intel Core i5-75008GB500GBCA$602OptiPlex 3050Intel 7th Generation Core i516GB256GBCA$612OptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 7th Gen 75008GB240GBCA$624OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-64008GB256GBCA$626OptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 650032GB512GBCA$678Optiplex 3050Intel Core i7-670016GB256GBCA$689OptiPlex 30503.2GHz16GB1TBCA$691OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-770032GB1TBCA$1,270Optiplex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBOptiPlex 305064 bit Processor8GB512GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1280GBOptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel Core i316GB256GBOptiPlex 305064 bit Processor16GB1TBOptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel 7th Generation Core i58GB1012GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 65008GB250GBOptiPlex 3050 SFF BusinessIntel Core i5 75008GB250GBOptiPlex 3050350 MHz8GB240GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-750016GB1TBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1TBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-750016GB512GB

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