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Dell Precision 3630 Tower 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
42 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 (30th 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 | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 0x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet port |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 3630 Tower | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1536 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M | Integrated Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 500 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 3630 Tower | 29.9 | 7.6 | 31.7 | 72 | 29.5 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 Compare | 68.3 | 58.7 | 48.7 | 95.8 | 41 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.2 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.2
- AI/LLM11.8
- Gaming7.2
- Portability26.7
- Creator14.1
- Business46.9
- Developer37.8
- Home Office43.6
- Workstation31.5
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Other Configurations27
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Precision 3630Intel Core i5 95008GB756GB$420Precision 3630Intel 8th Generation Core i732GB512GB$440Precision 3630Intel Core i5 950016GB756GB$450Precision 3630Intel Core i7-970016GB500GB$479Precision 3630Intel Core i5-850016GB1280GB$480Precision Tower 3630Intel Core i5 950016GB512GB$490Precision 3630Intel Core i7 870032GB1TB$494Precision 3630Intel Core i7 870032GB1TB$508Precision Tower 3630Intel Pentium 850016GB1TB$550Precision 3630Intel Core i7-970016GB500GB$564Precision 3630Intel Core i7-970032GB1TB$918Precision 3630Intel Core i9-9900K32GB2TB$1,215Precision Tower 3630Intel Core i5 950016GB1TBPrecision 3630Intel Core i5 950016GB512GBPrecision 3630Intel Core i7-87008GB128GBPrecision 3630Intel Core i7-870016GB1TBPrecision Tower 3630Intel Core i7-870016GB2TBPrecision 3630Intel Core i7-870016GB512GB
