Dell OptiPlex 3060
CPU Intel Core i5-8500T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
form factor micro-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
30 Overall Score
Price CA$300
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About This Desktop
Dell OptiPlex 3060 — CPU Intel Core i5-8500T, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, form factor micro-tower, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5-8500T
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Form factor micro-tower
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average port (7th percentile) 7th
- Below average gpu (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average storage (13th percentile) 13th
- Below average cpu (20th percentile) 20th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500T |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | micro-tower |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 5, 2026 Refurbished CA$300
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3060 | Apple Mac mini M4 | HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | GMKtec Nucbox K11 | ABS Cyclone Aqua CA14700F50604 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500T | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Core i7-14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 2024 | 2048 | 1000 |
| GPU | - | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA MSI SHADOW GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | micro-tower | mini | aio | aio | mini | micro-tower |
| Psu W | - | 155 | 280 | 170 | 120 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3060 | 20 | 10.4 | 29.2 | 7 | 12.9 | 71.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
| HP OmniStudio X 32-C1014 Compare | 46.1 | 52 | 92 | 80.6 | 71.2 | 71.1 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 68.8 | 52 | 56.1 | 67.1 | 82.1 | 71.1 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K11 Compare | 68.6 | 86.2 | 82.2 | 80.6 | 90.9 | 11.9 |
| ABS Cyclone Aqua CA14700F50604 Compare | 83.3 | 69.8 | 91.1 | 81.4 | 61.9 | 11.9 |
Usage Scores
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