Dell Optiplex 3070, Core i5-8500T, 16GB, 512GB SSD + 512GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5 8th Gen
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8th Gen |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.1 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 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 512 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 3070 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8th Gen | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 3070 | 23.4 | 35.6 | 31.6 | 51.1 | 47.4 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall44.7
- AI/LLM15.5
- Gaming10.4
- Portability50.3
- Creator17.7
- Business46.9
- Developer37.9
- Home Office45
- Workstation36.1
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Other Configurations29
OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 95008GB250GB$210OptiPlex 3070Intel Core i5-9500T8GB250GBBlack$220OptiPlex 3070 TinyIntel 9th Generation Core i58GB256GBBlack$240OptiPlex 3070Intel Core i5-9500T16GB256GBBlack$245OptiPlex 3070 TinyIntel Core i5-9500T8GB256GB$249OptiPlex 3070 TinyIntel 9th Generation Core i58GB128GBBlack$250OptiPlex 3070 TinyIntel 9th Generation Core i58GB512GBBlack$260OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i3-9100T16GB256GBBlack$265Optiplex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 950016GB500GBBlack$267
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OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 9500T16GB256GBBlack$300OptiPlex 3070Intel Core i5-9500T16GB128GBBlack$303OptiPlex 3070 TinyIntel 9th Generation Core i516GB256GBBlack$305OptiPlex 3070 TinyIntel 9th Generation Core i516GB512GBBlack$310Optiplex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 9500T16GB512GBBlack$359OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i7 9700T16GB256GBBlack$368OptiPlex 3070 Mini TowerIntel Core i5-950032GB1TBBlack$379OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i7 9700T16GB512GBBlack$408OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 9500T32GB512GBBlack$428OptiPlex 3070-MICROIntel 8th Generation Core i516GB500GBBlack$453Optiplex 3070 MicroIntel Core i7 9700T32GB512GBBlack$478OptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 9500T32GB1TBBlack$488OptiPlex 3070Intel Core i7-9700t32GB1TB$511Optiplex 3070 MicroIntel Core i7 9700T32GB1TBBlack$538OptiPlex 3070Intel Core i5-9500T8GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3070Intel Core i5-9500T32GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3070Intel Core i5-9500T16GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 9500T32GB1TBOptiPlex 3070Intel Core i3-9100T16GB128GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 3070 MicroIntel Core i5 9500T8GB256GBBlack
