Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor Black 2021
The 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700 with 8 cores and 32GB of DDR4 RAM provides strong multitasking capability for office workloads, complemented by a fast 1TB SSD. Its small form factor saves desk space while retaining legacy utility with a built-in DVD burner and extensive connectivity including 8 USB-A ports. This renewed desktop is best for business users needing a reliable, wired workstation for data processing and administrative tasks, not graphics-heavy applications.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (35th percentile)
- Below average gpu (35th 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.
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 9700 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 5.4 kg / 11.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro | HP OmniDesk M02-0144 | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 9700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1000 | 512 | 2048 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 155 | 280 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3070 Small Form Factor | 34.7 | 34.8 | 59.5 | 97.1 | 52.3 | 62 | 70.1 | 92 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 94.7 | 70.1 | 99.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.4 | 63.5 | 53.5 | 96.7 | 32.4 | 98.2 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0144 Compare | 71 | 58.4 | 79.5 | 99.4 | 85.2 | 88.6 | 70.1 | 89.9 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro Compare | 57.3 | 56.1 | 83 | 98.3 | 95.8 | 26.7 | 37.4 | 87.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 88.6 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From $418
Price History
Usage Scores
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