Dell OptiPlex 790, Core i5, 4GB, 500GB HDD, Black/Silver
CPU 3.10GHz
RAM 4 GB
Storage 500 GB
Form Factor mini-tower
OS Windows 10 Pro
7 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (3rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.10GHz |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini-tower |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 790 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.10GHz | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | mini-tower | sff | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| 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 790 | 13.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 70 | 15.1 |
| 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 OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.7 | 69 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jun 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall7.1
- AI/LLM1.6
- Gaming1.1
- Portability13.5
- Creator2.2
- Business11.4
- Developer5.5
- Home Office8.4
- Workstation5.3
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