Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF and Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).
One 2W Speaker (optional)
Audio controller
Waves MaxxAudio API
Intel HDA (high-definition audio)
External Ports
1 x Universal Audio Jack
Front
1 x Audio port
Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).
Misc
Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF
Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
Warranty
Limited Hardware Warranty
1 Year Basic Onsite Service
Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF vs. Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
The Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF was released years earlier in 2018. Both systems share the same small form factor that commonly can only fit a Mini ITX motherboard, one or two hard disk drives, and supports only a small form factor or half-height graphics card.
Processor
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.
For Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF, you have options to configure it with a 54W 8th Generation Intel Coffee Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G4900 up to a 65W 6-core Intel Core i7-8700 with a boost speed up to 4.60 GHz.
While Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900 up to a 65W 6-core Intel Core i5-10600 with a boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.
Memory
The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.
Both PCs have the same amount of two RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF up to 32GB of 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF, it supports up to 64GB of 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.
Ports
Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.
There is a total number of 8 USB ports available on both PCs. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.
The Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF has eight USB ports USB ports that all of them are Type-A port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
For Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF, it has eight USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
