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 T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0285t | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.40GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 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 | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3050 MT | 18.3 | 24.8 | 2.5 | 72.2 | 21.3 | 70 | 62.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.5 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0285t Compare | 98.1 | 95.9 | 97.6 | 93.8 | 90.1 | 70 | 70.3 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall45.2
- AI/LLM10.7
- Gaming7.7
- Portability45.4
- Creator14
- Business49.2
- Developer32.2
- Home Office45.2
- Workstation27.8
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