Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 2018, Core i5-8500, 32GB, 500GB SSD, Black
The 32GB DDR4 RAM and 500GB SSD in this refurbished SFF desktop provide responsive multitasking and fast boot times for office productivity. Its compact, professionally renewed chassis offers modern connectivity like USB 3.0 and DisplayPort, making it a cost-effective, space-saving workstation with genuine Windows 11 Pro. This system is best for home office users or small businesses needing a reliable, budget-conscious PC for document management, web apps, and light content creation.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | aio |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 650 | 600 | 170 |
| OS | Windows 11 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 3060 SFF | 29.9 | 35.7 | 64.1 | 32.6 | 23.2 | 70 | 88.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.8 | 78.1 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.6 | 37.4 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.7 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.8 | 69.1 | 27.3 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.6 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.6 | 83 | 70 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall55.1
- AI/LLM22.9
- Gaming12.8
- Portability52.6
- Creator23.5
- Business62.2
- Developer48
- Home Office60.1
- Workstation45.7
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