Dell OptiPlex 790, Core i3-2100, 4GB, 320GB HDD, Black/Silver
CPU Intel Core i3-2100
RAM 4 GB
Storage 320 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 7 Pro
26 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 (1st percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 320 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 7 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 | Intel Core i3-2100 | 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) | 320 | 1024 | 1024 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 7 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 | 1.1 | 15.7 | 1 | 72.1 | 7.6 | 70 | 6.2 |
| 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 Oct 2, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall26.1
- AI/LLM5.1
- Gaming4.4
- Portability34.7
- Creator6.7
- Business29.2
- Developer16.3
- Home Office21.7
- Workstation13.6
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