Dell OptiPlex 5090 SFF 2021, Core i5-10400, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Gray
CPU Intel Core i5-10400
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-10400 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 5090 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS V701 V701ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-10400 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | - | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mini-tower | aio | mini | mini-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 280 | 170 | 120 | 180 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 5090 SFF | 35.8 | 35.6 | 9.2 | 65.3 | 12.9 | 70 | 42.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.6 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS V701 V701ML Compare | 92.9 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 95.7 | 69 | 37.3 | 84.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall39.5
- AI/LLM14
- Gaming8.7
- Portability43.6
- Creator14.4
- Business42.5
- Developer31.5
- Home Office37
- Workstation29.4
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