Dell OptiPlex 5090 Black 2021
CPU 64 bit 8-Core Processor
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
form factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price $460
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 64 bit 8-Core Processor |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| HDMI | None |
| DisplayPort | 2 DisplayPorts |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5090 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit 8-Core Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i7 14700F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 280 | 600 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | 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 5090 | 32.8 | 12.3 | 32.8 | 62.1 | 21.3 | 70.1 | 67.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71 | 58.4 | 79.5 | 99.4 | 85.2 | 70.1 | 89.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate SBI7N5601 Compare | 84.1 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 86.7 | 65.1 | 27.3 | 99.6 |
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVM-485US Compare | 69.4 | 74.6 | 57.7 | 89.2 | 92 | 37.4 | 90.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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