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Dell OptiPlex 3050 2017, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 240GB SSD, Black

★★★★☆ 3.7 (21)
CPU 350 MHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Form Factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 10 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 3050 2017, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 240GB SSD, Black desktop
31 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th

Cons

  • Below average ram (3rd percentile)
  • Below average storage (8th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (15th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (21st 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
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '22: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '23: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '24: 3.0★ · 2 reviewsQ1 '25: 2.0★ · 1 review111121Q4 '22Q1 '23Q4 '23Q2 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 14.6
GPU 20.8
RAM 2.5
Ports 62.5
Storage 8.1
Reliability 70
Social Proof 29

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU 350 MHz
Cores 4
Frequency 3.2 GHz
L3 Cache 6 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Type Integrated

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 1 240 GB
Storage 1 Type SSD
Storage 2 Type HDD

Build

Form Factor sff
PSU 180

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 0
USB Ports 8
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort 1.2
Wi-Fi WiFi 5
Bluetooth Yes
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 3050 Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 HP OMEN GT16-0285t ASUS ROG GM700 CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM
CPU 350 MHz Apple M5 Max AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i9 14900KF
RAM (GB) 8 64 32 64 32 64
Storage (GB) 240 4096 4096 2048 2048 8192
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Form Factor sff mini mid-tower mid-tower mid-tower mid-tower
Psu W 180 480 850 850 850 850
OS Windows 10 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3050 14.620.82.562.58.17029
Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare 95.883.798.489.198.199.381.4
Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare 73.593.27888.498.170100
HP OMEN GT16-0285t Compare 98.195.997.693.790.17070.3
ASUS ROG GM700 Compare 80.693.281.796.290.137.399.6
CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare 94.989.396.584.399.211.694.8

Usage Scores

Overall (30.8)AI/LLM (7.3)Gaming (5)Portability (37.1)Creator (8.8)Business (34.7)Developer (22.8)Home Office (27.9)Workstation (18.1)
  • Overall30.8
  • AI/LLM7.3
  • Gaming5
  • Portability37.1
  • Creator8.8
  • Business34.7
  • Developer22.8
  • Home Office27.9
  • Workstation18.1

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

Other Configurations42

OptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650016GB256GBOptiPlex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 650032GB512GBOptiplex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 650016GB256GBOptiPlex 305064 bit Processor8GB512GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5 75008GB256GBOptiplex Dell Optiplex 3050 SFF DesktopIntel Core i5 750016GB1TBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i5-650032GB1280GBOptiPlex 3050Intel Core i7-770032GB1TBOptiPlex Dell Optiplex 3050 SFFIntel Core i5 75008GB256GB
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