Dell Precision Tower 3630 2018, Core i5-8500, 8GB, 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Pentium 8500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 628 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 9.1 kg / 20.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 0x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision Tower 3630 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 8500 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 628 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 65 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision Tower 3630 | 26.1 | 35.7 | 9.3 | 90.5 | 22.7 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.8 | 35.7 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 41 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 37.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 55.3 | 44.4 | 76.4 | 65.2 | 69.1 | 11.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 5, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall44
- AI/LLM12.4
- Gaming9.4
- Portability23.2
- Creator15.5
- Business44.8
- Developer34.7
- Home Office40.6
- Workstation30.8
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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
