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Dell Optiplex 3060 Black 2018
The 1.18kg chassis houses a 6-core i5-8500T and 1TB SSD, delivering responsive multitasking in a mountable form factor that occupies minimal desk space. Its 16GB of DDR4 RAM and comprehensive port selection, including DisplayPort and six USB-A connections, support a full workstation setup without dongles. This renewed mini PC is best for office workers and call center agents who need a reliable, space-saving Windows 11 Pro terminal for data entry and cloud-based applications.
CPU Intel Pentium 8500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
form factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
57 Overall Score
Price CA$251
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (32nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 1.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 3060 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 3060 | 32 | 34.8 | 64.8 | 68.6 | 52.3 | 70.1 | 6.8 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.1 | 56.1 | 91.7 | 80.3 | 73.8 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.3 | 60.3 | 32.8 | 96.7 | 15.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.1 | 34.8 | 51.2 | 86.7 | 43 | 70.1 | 96.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.1 | 54.7 | 77.7 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
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