Dell OptiPlex 790 SFF, Core i5-2400, 4GB, 250GB HDD, Black/Silver
CPU Intel Core i5-2400
RAM 4 GB
Storage 250 GB
Form Factor sff
psu w 250
OS Windows 10 Home
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (1st percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 250 |
| Weight | 7.6 kg / 16.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port |
| Ethernet | LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 790 SFF | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | Apple Mac mini M2 Pro | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i7 6700T | M2 | Intel Core i9 11900H |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 250 | 1024 | 1024 | 756 | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics | M2 Pro 16-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 250 | 120 | 120 | - | - | - |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 790 SFF | 6.3 | 7.6 | 1 | 72.1 | 7.4 | 70 | 33.4 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| Apple Mac mini M2 Pro Compare | 63.6 | 66.3 | 46.1 | 67.7 | 29.5 | 99.3 | 0 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 50.7 | 35.6 | 64.1 | 68.9 | 69 | 11.6 | 87.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall29.4
- AI/LLM6
- Gaming3.6
- Portability31.7
- Creator6.1
- Business34
- Developer19
- Home Office27.1
- Workstation13.1
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