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Dell OptiPlex 3060 2018, Core i5-8500, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8500
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
53 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th 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 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3060 | 29.8 | 7.6 | 64.1 | 62.6 | 82.8 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.7 | 69 | 27.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall52.6
- AI/LLM18.6
- Gaming10
- Portability31
- Creator20.3
- Business55.7
- Developer51.3
- Home Office57.9
- Workstation44.8
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