Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 4.5 (11)
CPU Intel Core i5-8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black desktop
46 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
  • Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th

Cons

  • Below average ram (20th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (30th percentile)
  • Below average port selection (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
65/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 6 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviews112Q1 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 29.9
GPU 35.7
RAM 19.5
Ports 32.6
Storage 36
User Sentiment 19.9
Reliability 70
Social Proof 66.7

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
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 500 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 4
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF HP OmniDesk M03-0054 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 Intel Core Ultra 7 265 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) 500 1024 512 1024 3072 1024
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 AMD Radeon 780M Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
Form Factor sff mid-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 CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 29.935.719.532.63619.97066.7
HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare 88.658.754.194.753.775.77099.1
Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare 52.835.749.884.24194.97095.7
Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare 65.363.181.865.253.788.611.694.4
ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare 58.658.781.877.695.726.937.483.9
MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare 51.758.751.489.569.175.737.475.1

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

$280 $290 $300 $310 May 9Jul 5Aug 13Nov 5 $307

Usage Scores

Overall (46.2)AI/LLM (15.8)Gaming (10.1)Portability (48.7)Creator (18.1)Business (60.6)Developer (37.7)Home Office (53.9)Workstation (36.5)
  • Overall46.2
  • AI/LLM15.8
  • Gaming10.1
  • Portability48.7
  • Creator18.1
  • Business60.6
  • Developer37.7
  • Home Office53.9
  • Workstation36.5

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations30

OptiPlex 3060-SFFIntel Core i5-85008GB256GB$184OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5-850016GB500GB$214OptiPlex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5 850016GB2TB$230Optiplex 3060Intel Core i5 85008GB250GB$235OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5 85008GB500GB$235OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5-85008GB128GB$250Optiplex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5 85008GB500GB$265OptiPlex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5 850016GB250GB$265OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5-840016GB512GB$267
Show all 30 configurations
OptiPlex 306064 bit Six-Core Processor16GB2TB$270Optiplex 3060Intel 8th Generation Core i516GB512GB$285OptiPlex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5 850032GB500GB$293OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5 850016GB512GB$304OptiPlex 3060Intel Pentium 850016GB500GB$314OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5 8th Gen32GB1TB$350Optiplex 3060Intel Core i5-850032GB2TB$358OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5-850032GB256GB$365OptiPlex 3060-SFFIntel Core i7-870016GB500GB$371OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5 850032GB1TB$423Optiplex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5 850032GB1TB$428OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5-8600K16GB500GB$465OptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5 850016GB1536GB$510OptiPlex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5 850016GB1536GB$659OptiPlex 3060 SFFIntel Core i5-850016GB512GBOptiPlex 30603.00GHz32GB512GBOptiPlex 30603.00GHz16GB512GBOptiPlex 306064 bit Hexa-Core Processor8GB512GBOptiPlex 3060Pentium Gold16GB1TBOptiPlex 3060Intel Core i5-840016GB256GBOptiPlex 3060Intel i5-850016GB250GB

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