Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower vs. Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower and Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 26, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Up to Intel® Core™ i7-10700 (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super, (6GB GDDR6). Up to 128GB 2933MHz DD4 memory. Up to 1 x 2TB PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD.	8th Generation Intel Coffee Lake Processors. Up to 65W Intel Core i7-8700 (6 cores/12MB/12T, up to 4.6 GHz). Up to AMD Radeon RX 550, (2GB GDDR5). Up to 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory Up to 260W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.

Availability	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Released	2020	2018
Release Info	Announced on May 29, 2020.	Announced on May 24, 2018.
Pricing	Starting at $899
Generations	2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Compare 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Current 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Compare	2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Compare 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Current

Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 5080 Desktop SFF - Intel Core i5 10th Gen - i5-10500 - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $280.00 Was: $349.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 Tower Business Desktop Computer, 13th Gen Intel 14-Core i5-13500 (Beat i7-12700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, WiFi Adapter, RJ-45, HDMI, Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $629.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5080 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop \| Core i7-10700 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 8 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $409.90	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Price
	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Desktop - 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700 3.20GHz (Up to 4.60GHz), 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Memory, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $246.20	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5060 Tower Desktop Business Computer with Intel Core i5-8500 3.0GHz 6-core CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $170.11	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5060 Desktop Computer \| Hexa Core Intel i5 (3.2) \| 32GB DDR4 RAM \| 1TB SSD Solid State \| Windows 11 Professional \| Home or Office PC (Renewed), Black By Dell $224.45 Was: $244.95	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.50” x 12.77” x 6.06” (292 x 324 x 154 mm)	10.8” x 13.8” x 6.1” (274 x 350 x 154 mm)
Weight	Up to 15.89lb (7.2kg)	Up to 17.49 lb (7.93 kg)
Colors	Black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US) Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) No Keyboard Selected	Dell Wired Mouse and Keyboard
Ports	Front 1 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Powershare. 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x SD 4.0 Card Slot (Optional) Supports SDHC, SDXC, SD 4.0, SD UHS-I, and SD UHS-II. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power On. 4 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort DisplayPort 1.4 supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio Jack Re-tasking Line out/Line in audio port. 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection Optional Ports 1 x 3rd Video Port Can be DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, VGA, or USB-C Alt mode port. 1 x Serial/PS2 port	Front 3 x USB-A 1 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with PowerShare. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x Universal Audio Jack 1 x SD Card Reader Optional Rear 6 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 Supports 4K@75Hz or 1080p@240Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear). 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection Optional Ports 1 x Video Port Can be DisplayPort , HDMI 2.0b, or VGA port. 1 x Serial/PS2 port

Chasis	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mini Tower (14.77 L)
Power Supply	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 260W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 360W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 260W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive Optional. 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive Optional.

Internal Specs	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Chipset	Intel® Q470 Chipset	Intel® Q370 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 2C/2T, 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 2C/4T, 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 2C/4T, 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6500 2C/4T, 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6505 2C/4T, 4.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10300 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10305 4C/8T, 3.80 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 6C/12T, 3.10 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 6C/12T, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 2C/4T, 3.70 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G5500 2C/4T, 3.80 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 54W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8100 4C/4T, 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8300 4C/4T, 3.70 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 62W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400 6C/6T, 2.80 → 4.00 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8500 6C/6T, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8600 6C/6T, 3.10 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 6C/12T, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6505 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10305 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 12 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G5500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8300 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 2 x mini DisplayPort GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x DVI-D AMD® Radeon™ R5 430 - 2GB GDDR5 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 RX 640 - 4GB GDDR5 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 2 x mini DisplayPort	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 AMD® Radeon™ R5 430 - 2GB GDDR5 RX 550 - 2GB GDDR5
Memory	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666MHz 2933MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 2666 MHz for Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for Intel Core i7/i9 CPU	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2400MHz - On Intel Celeron, Pentium, and Core i3 processors. 2666MHz - On Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot Full-height 1 x PCIe x4 slot Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot Full-height SATA 4 x SATA slots 3 slots for 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, and 1 slot for slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 SSD/Intel Optane	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3 x16, Full-height 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3 x4, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot Full-height SATA 4 x SATA slots 1 x SATA Gen 2 for slim Optical Drive. 3 x SATA Gen 3 for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Wi-Fi	No Wireless LAN Card Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Qualcomm QCA61x4a Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1	No Wireless LAN Card Qualcomm QCA9377 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.1 Qualcomm QCA61x4a Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2 Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5 Optional
Ethernet	Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel i219-V Gigabit1 Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps, Supports Wake Up, PXE support.

Software	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Audio	Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel High Definition Audio 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).	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 5080 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower
Warranty	3-Year Basic Onsite Service	Limited Hardware Warranty

Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower vs. Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower

The Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower is a newer system that was released in 2020, while the Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower was released two years earlier in 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 5080 Tower, you have options to configure it with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5905 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700 with a boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

While Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower has configurations 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.

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 four 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 5080 Tower up to 128GB of 2933 MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower, 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 10 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 5080 Tower 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 5060 Tower, it has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC 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).

Pricing

Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 5080 Desktop SFF - Intel Core i5 10th Gen - i5-10500 - Six Core 4.5Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $280.00 Was: $349.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7010 Tower Business Desktop Computer, 13th Gen Intel 14-Core i5-13500 (Beat i7-12700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, WiFi Adapter, RJ-45, HDMI, Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $629.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5080 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop \| Core i7-10700 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 8 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $409.90	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Price
	Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Desktop - 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700 3.20GHz (Up to 4.60GHz), 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Memory, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $246.20	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5060 Tower Desktop Business Computer with Intel Core i5-8500 3.0GHz 6-core CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $170.11	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5060 Desktop Computer \| Hexa Core Intel i5 (3.2) \| 32GB DDR4 RAM \| 1TB SSD Solid State \| Windows 11 Professional \| Home or Office PC (Renewed), Black By Dell $224.45 Was: $244.95	See at Amazon