Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF vs. Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF and Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).
One 2W Speaker
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3234
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 5060 SFF
Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower
Warranty
Limited Hardware Warranty
Limited Hardware Warranty
Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF vs. Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower
The Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF and the Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower were released in the same year, 2018. Both systems share the same mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-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 5060 SFF, you have options to configure it with a 58W 8th Generation Intel Coffee Lake dual-core Intel Pentium Gold G5400 up to a 65W 6-core Intel Core i7-8700 with a boost speed up to 4.60 GHz.
While Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower has configurations 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.
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.
Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF has four RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 32GB 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 10 USB ports available on the Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF, two more than the Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower that has only 8 USB ports. 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 5060 SFF has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower, 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).
