Dell OptiPlex 3010, Core i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black/Silver
CPU Intel Core i5 3rd Gen
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
Form Factor desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro
24 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3rd Gen |
| Cores | 4 |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2500 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3010 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3rd Gen | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | desktop | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3010 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 51.1 | 12.9 | 70 | 6.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 93.8 | 69 | 37.3 | 83 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 Compare | 90.6 | 89.3 | 78.1 | 97.9 | 90.1 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Sep 9, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall24.4
- AI/LLM5.1
- Gaming3.7
- Portability25.7
- Creator6.4
- Business29.4
- Developer16.4
- Home Office22.4
- Workstation14
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations19
OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i5-34704GB1524GBBlack/SilverCA$199OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32204GB500GBBlack/SilverCA$436OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32204GB1TBBlack/SilverCA$471OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32204GB128GBBlack/SilverCA$471OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32204GB256GBBlack/SilverCA$533OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32208GB250GBBlack/SilverCA$554OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i5-34708GB500GBBlack/SilverCA$572OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i7-37708GB128GBBlack/SilverCA$573OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32208GB500GBBlack/SilverCA$586
Show all 19 configurations
OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3-32208GB512GBBlack/SilverCA$599OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i7-37708GB256GBBlack/SilverCA$637OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i5-34708GB128GBBlack/SilverCA$688OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i5 3rd Gen8GB1TBBlack/SilverCA$729OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i3 3rd Gen4GB250GBBlack/SilverCA$1,345OptiPlex 3010Intel Core i7 377016GB512GBBlackOptiPlex 3010Intel Core i5 347016GB2TBBlackOptiPlex 30103.4 GHz core_i716GB1012GBMulticolorOptiPlex 3010Intel Core i5-34704GB128GBBlack/SilverOptiPlex 3010Intel Core i7-37708GB500GBBlack/Silver
