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Dell OptiPlex 3060 Tower 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Quadro P620, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P620
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
55 Overall Score
Price $705
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong social proof (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- 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 | NVIDIA Quadro P620 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 7.7 kg / 17.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 9 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 Tower | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P620 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3060 Tower | 29.7 | 53.2 | 31.6 | 72.1 | 53.6 | 70 | 70.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 82 | 81.7 | 93.1 | 68.9 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.1 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.6 | 89.3 | 87.1 | 93.8 | 68.9 | 37.3 | 83 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 Compare | 90.6 | 89.3 | 78 | 97.9 | 90.1 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $705
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Usage Scores
- Overall54.5
- AI/LLM23.9
- Gaming48
- Portability25.9
- Creator45.9
- Business54
- Developer45.5
- Home Office53.5
- Workstation43.5
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