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Dell Precision 3630 Tower 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 0x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1 Ethernet port |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 3630 Tower | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 3630 Tower | 29.9 | 7.6 | 31.7 | 72 | 12.9 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.5 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.8 | 35.7 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 41 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.4 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.7 | 58.7 | 51.5 | 89.5 | 69.1 | 37.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall39.9
- AI/LLM11.3
- Gaming6.9
- Portability25.6
- Creator13.1
- Business45.6
- Developer35.7
- Home Office40.6
- Workstation29.5
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Other Configurations27
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