Dell OptiPlex 3060 2020, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 500GB SSD + 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD 560
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
52 Overall Score
Price $355
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD 560 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 500 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 | 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 | 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) | 1000 | 1536 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD 560 | 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 | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3060 | 29.8 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 47 | 70 | 86.3 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 | 95.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall52.2
- AI/LLM14.4
- Gaming8.1
- Portability24
- Creator17
- Business60.5
- Developer42
- Home Office60.1
- Workstation36.8
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