Dell Optiplex 3060 Black 2021
Equipped with a 6-core 8th Gen Intel Core i5, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, and a dedicated AMD Radeon RX 550 with 4GB VRAM, this tower handles multitasking and lightweight editing across its dual SSD storage. It arrives as a complete, ready-to-go setup including a 24-inch LCD monitor and RGB gaming peripherals, offering strong value for a refurbished system. This desktop is best for home office users or students needing a capable Windows 11 Pro workstation for productivity, streaming, and everyday applications.
CPU Intel 8th Generation Core i5
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2256 GB
GPU Intel Graphics
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
77 Overall Score
Price $750
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong port selection (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1.2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 13.6 kg / 30.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 3060 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2256 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 750 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 3060 | 50.8 | 45.7 | 64.3 | 76.6 | 86.7 | 70.4 | 74.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 70.4 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.2 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 58 | 70.4 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.2 | 69.7 | 94.6 | 32.1 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.9 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 94.6 | 64.5 | 37.8 | 85.8 |
| Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 Compare | 86.6 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 97.7 | 64.5 | 32.5 | 99.6 |
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