Dell OptiPlex 3060 2018, Core i5-8500, 8GB, 1.1TB SSD
CPU Intel Pentium 8500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1128 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1.1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
| Weight | 9.1 kg / 20.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1128 | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3060 | 26 | 35.5 | 9.2 | 62.6 | 59.2 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 37.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall45.2
- AI/LLM13
- Gaming9.6
- Portability22.2
- Creator16.9
- Business45.6
- Developer35.7
- Home Office44.6
- Workstation33.4
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