Dell Optiplex 3060 2018, Core i5, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 9.1 kg / 20.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Optiplex 3060 | 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 8th Generation Core i5 | 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) | 512 | 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 | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Optiplex 3060 | 32.7 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 62.6 | 29.4 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.7 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78.1 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.8 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.3 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall41.2
- AI/LLM11.8
- Gaming6.9
- Portability38.8
- Creator14
- Business46.8
- Developer37.1
- Home Office43.2
- Workstation31.4
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