Dell OptiPlex 3060 2018, Core i5-8500, 8GB, 500GB SSD + 250GB HDD, Black
CPU 3.2GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 750 GB
GPU Intel HD 560
Form Factor desktop
OS Windows 11 Pro
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.2GHz |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD 560 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 500 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 250 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 | ACEMAGIC Retro X3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.2GHz | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 750 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD 560 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | desktop | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 65 | 54 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3060 | 29.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 16.6 | 45.7 | 70 | 42.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 55.2 | 44.3 | 76.4 | 65.3 | 69 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ACEMAGIC Retro X3 Compare | 64.7 | 63.1 | 57.7 | 84.2 | 69 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall40.4
- AI/LLM9.6
- Gaming5.4
- Portability33.2
- Creator12.8
- Business48.1
- Developer30.1
- Home Office46.2
- Workstation27.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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