Dell OptiPlex 5060
CPU Intel Core i5-8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
form factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
32 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average port selection (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (20th percentile)
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5060 | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1536 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | - | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 860M | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | tower | mini | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 260 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5060 | 20.1 | 14 | 32.7 | 5.6 | 31 | 69.4 | 46 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.9 | 65.1 | 54 | 96.7 | 31 | 99.4 | 99.7 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 70.7 | 60.1 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 81.3 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 56.9 | 83.4 | 76.1 | 51.6 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.4 | 78 | 57.7 | 11.2 | 95.7 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 63.9 | 60.1 | 83.4 | 86.9 | 91.9 | 11.2 | 96.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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