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Dell OptiPlex 5060

8th Gen Intel Core business desktop on the Intel Q370 chipset, sold as Tower, Small Form Factor and Micro chassis with optional discrete graphics on the Tower/SFF. This entry is sourced from Dell's OptiPlex 5060 Tower Setup and Specifications guide; the SFF and Micro variants share the CPU list and chipset but use different chassis, ports and physical dimensions.

Memory

Slots
4 x DIMM
Type
DDR4 non-ECC
Speed
2666 MT/s (Core i5/i7); 2400 MT/s (Celeron, Pentium, Core i3)
Minimum
4 GB
Maximum
64 GB
Per-slot sizes
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
Factory configurations
4 GB (1x4 GB); 8 GB (2x4 GB or 1x8 GB); 16 GB (2x8 GB or 1x16 GB); 32 GB (4x8 GB or 2x16 GB); 64 GB (4x16 GB)

Storage

2.5" HDD
SATA 3.0, 5400 RPM up to 2 TB or 7200 RPM up to 1 TB
2.5" hybrid HDD
SATA 3.0, 5400 RPM, 1 TB, with 8 GB NAND cache
2.5" self-encrypting HDD (Opal 2.0)
SATA 3.0, 7200 RPM FIPS, 500 GB
3.5" HDD
SATA 3.0, up to 6 Gbps, 7200 RPM, up to 2 TB
M.2 2280 SSD
SATA Class 20, up to 512 GB
M.2 2280 PCIe SSD
PCIe Class 40, up to 1 TB
M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD
PCIe NVMe Class 40, up to 512 GB; self-encrypting Opal 2.0 variant available, up to 256 GB
M.2 2280 SATA self-encrypting SSD (Opal 2.0)
SATA Class 20, up to 512 GB

Graphics

Integrated (Pentium Gold)
Intel UHD Graphics 610, shared system memory
Integrated (Core i3/i5/i7)
Intel UHD Graphics 630, shared system memory
Discrete option 1
AMD Radeon R5 430, 2 GB GDDR5
Discrete option 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB GDDR5
Discrete option 3
Dual AMD Radeon R5 430, 2 GB GDDR5 each

Expansion

PCIe x16
1 x full-height PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
PCIe x16 (wired x4)
1 x full-height PCIe 3.0 slot, physically x16 / wired x4
PCIe x1
2 x full-height PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
SATA
4 x Serial ATA (1 x SATA 2.0 for the optical drive, 3 x SATA 3.0)
M.2 WLAN
1 x M.2 2230 slot for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card (Intel CNVi or USB 2.0/PCIe)
M.2 SSD
1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot (SATA or PCIe NVMe)

Networking

Ethernet
Intel Ethernet Connection i219-V, 10/100/1000 Mbps, Remote Wake Up and PXE support
Wireless option 1
Qualcomm QCA9377, dual-band 1x1 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1
Wireless option 2
Qualcomm QCA61x4A, dual-band 2x2 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2
Wireless option 3
Intel Wireless-AC 9560, dual-band 2x2 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0

Power

Supply option 1
260 W, 80 PLUS Bronze
Supply option 2
260 W, 80 PLUS Platinum
Input
100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 3.2 A

Ports

Front
1 x USB 2.0; 1 x USB 2.0 with PowerShare (2 A max); 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare; 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1; optional SD 4.0 memory card reader; optional slim optical disk drive; headset/universal audio jack
Rear
1 x RJ-45 (10/100/1000); 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1; 2 x USB 2.0 with SmartPower On; 2 x DisplayPort 1.2; 1 x optional 3rd video port (HDMI 2.0/DisplayPort/VGA/USB Type-C with DP Alt Mode); 1 x optional serial port; 1 x line-out; 4 x expansion card slots; Kensington security-cable slot; padlock ring
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3234 High Definition Audio codec, Intel HDA interface; internal mono speaker, 2 W (RMS) per channel; noise-reduction array microphones on front panel

Physical

Height
350.5 mm (13.8 in.)
Width
154.9 mm (6.10 in.)
Depth
274.3 mm (10.80 in.)
Weight
7.93 kg (17.49 lb) chassis; up to 9.43 kg (20.96 lb) shipping with packaging
Other chassis
Also sold as Small Form Factor and Micro with different dimensions and ports; not sourced in this entry

Management

Chipset security
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, FIPS 140-2 certified; optional Firmware TPM (not available in all countries)
Hardware security
SafeID; Windows Hello support via optional security input device; optional Dell Smartcard Keyboard
Physical security
Chassis lock slot and loop support; optional chassis intrusion switch; optional cable cover; Kensington security-cable slot; padlock ring

Operating systems

Windows 10
Home, Pro, Pro National Academic, Home National Academic (64-bit); free upgrade to Windows 10/11 Home or Pro
Linux
Ubuntu 16.04 SP1 LTS (64-bit)
China
Neokylin v6.0 SP4

Processors

  • Intel Core i7-8700
  • Intel Core i5-8600
  • Intel Core i5-8500
  • Intel Core i5-8400
  • Intel Core i3-8300
  • Intel Core i3-8100
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400