The goal of this machine was to buy a complete (monitor included) machine for less than $300, taxes and shipping included. It was refurbished, from Blair Technology, “on sale” from $480. It arrived in a big box that contained two other big boxes, and was very well packed. The NewEgg page claims its “Date First Available” is “August 25, 2021”. The CPU was “First Seen” in 2013.
Note that Windows 10 Pro OEM itself sells for approximately $145.
Some facts on the CPU: the Core i5-4570@3.2GHz is currently #1103 on PassMark [5,175] and is a LGA1150 at 84W. It is a 4 core 4 thread model with turbo speed of 3.6GHz.
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| Item | Product | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| System | Dell OptiPlex 3020 SFF Computer | $279 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4570 3.2Ghz | incl. |
| RAM | 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 DRAM | incl. |
| Motherboard | incl. | |
| Power Supply | incl. | |
| Video | Intel graphics | incl. |
| DVD/CD | Thin form factor DVD (broken) | incl. |
| Case | incl. | |
| SSD Drive | none | |
| HHD Drive | 500GB WD | incl. |
| Monitor | Acer 22″ LCD, DVI and VGA | incl. |
| Wi-Fi | USB wi-fi adapter | incl. |
| Keyboard/Mouse | Phillips wireless bluetooth keyboard and mouse | incl. |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | incl. |
| Software | ||
| Total | – | $301 |