Dell OptiPlex 9020 Black
CPU Intel Core i7-4770
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
52 Overall Score
Price CA$416
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
78/100Our AI sentiment read
- Q1 202682/100
Buyers praise the Optiplex 9020's speed, SSD, and value as a budget gaming or work PC, with a few noting shipping concerns.
- Good performance and speed, especially for video encoding and gaming (with GPU).
- Great value as a budget gaming PC with SSD, RAM, and compatibility.
- Excellent customer service from vendor, helpful with setup issues.
- Shipping was unreliable for one buyer, though product itself was fine.
- Q2 202082/100
Buyers found this a good base for projects, praising customer service and value. Some concerns were raised about shipping packaging and limited internal storage expansion.
- Great value and ready for business or budget gaming use.
- Excellent customer service and quality refurbished merchandise.
- Good base, but needs GPU/PSU upgrades and has limited storage bays.
- Shipping packaging iffy; would consider another reseller.
Based on 23 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | IEEE 802.11n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 9020 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 1024 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 280 | - | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 9020 | 12.8 | 10 | 30.8 | 84.4 | 31.1 | 53.1 | 70.5 | 63.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 94.8 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 70.2 | 55.9 | 78.7 | 99.4 | 84.8 | 88.5 | 70.5 | 89.5 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 57.8 | 52 | 96.6 | 31.1 | 88.5 | 99.4 | 99.6 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 79.6 | 57.3 | 88.5 | 11.6 | 95.1 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 56.2 | 53.6 | 82.4 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 26.9 | 37.8 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$416
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Price History
Usage Scores
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