Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black

★★★★★ 4.5 (11)
CPU Intel Core i5-8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 2018, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black desktop
46 Overall Score

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
  • Strong social proof (66th percentile) 66th

Cons

  • Below average ram (20th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (30th percentile)
  • Below average port selection (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
65/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 6 sources · May 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviews112Q1 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 29.7
GPU 35.5
RAM 19.5
Ports 32.8
Storage 35.8
User Sentiment 19.7
Reliability 70
Social Proof 66.4

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
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 500 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Build

Form Factor sff
Weight 3.7 kg / 8.2 lbs

Connectivity

USB Ports 4
HDMI 1x HDMI
DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT ASUS ROG GM700 CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM
CPU Intel Core i5-8500 Apple M3 Ultra AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core i9 14900KF
RAM (GB) 16 96 32 64 32 64
Storage (GB) 500 1024 4096 2048 2048 8192
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Apple M3 Ultra 60-core NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Form Factor sff sff mid-tower tower mid-tower mid-tower
Psu W - - 850 - 850 850
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell OptiPlex 3060 SFF 29.735.519.532.835.819.77066.4
Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare 99.77695.793.753.694.999.386.2
Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare 73.593.27888.498.194.970100
HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare 98.197.893.999.390.107066.9
ASUS ROG GM700 Compare 80.693.281.796.290.198.537.399.6
CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare 94.989.396.584.399.298.511.694.8

Usage Scores

Overall (46)AI/LLM (15.7)Gaming (9.9)Portability (48.6)Creator (18)Business (60.7)Developer (37.6)Home Office (53.8)Workstation (36.4)
  • Overall46
  • AI/LLM15.7
  • Gaming9.9
  • Portability48.6
  • Creator18
  • Business60.7
  • Developer37.6
  • Home Office53.8
  • Workstation36.4

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