Detailed Specs Comparison

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC vs. Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower

Here is a side by side comparison between ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC and Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 26, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake Processors. Intel® B560 Chipset Up to 65W Intel Core i9-11900 (8 cores, 16 threads, 16MB Cache, Up to 5.2 GHz) Up to 128GB of 3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 (8GB GDDR6) Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 (6GB GDDR6) Up to 700W 80+ Bronze PSU 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA ports ASUS Lumiwiz LED indicators - Embedded in the front chassis, which illuminates a pair of light bars to indicate the status of the CPU, VGA, and more. ProArt Creator Hub - is your personal portal for monitoring your PD5’s status, personalizing settings, or optimizing your workflow. ISV Certified - To ensure ProArt Station PD5 works as expected with professional applications from the world’s leading software companies. More Built-in handle for mobility Physical latch for the power button Tool-free HDD tray for easy upgrade Dolby Atmos® support ASUS AI noise-canceling technology Wi-Fi 6	New 10th and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-11700 (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super, (6GB GDDR6). Up to 64GB 3200MHz DDR4 memory. Up to 128GB 2933MHz DD4 memory.

Availability	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on September 2, 2021	Announced on May 28, 2021.
Pricing		10th Gen Intel Processor $1,341.43 i5-10505 8GB 256GB M.2 260W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,655.71 i7-10700 16GB 1TB 3.5” HDD 260W PSU DVD+/-RW 11th Gen Intel Processor $1,329.00 i5-11500 8GB 500GB 3.5” HDD 260W PSU
Applicable Models	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 PD500TC
Generations		2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Current 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Compare

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 Price
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black By ASUS $1,049.99 Was: $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black (Renewed) By ASUS $1,049.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 OLED Laptop, 16" 3840x2400 OLED Display, Intel core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB + 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070Ti, Win 11 Home, H7600ZW-DB76 By ASUS $2,649.99	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 5090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 10th Gen i5-10505 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3.20 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor By Dell $547.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5090 Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Core i9-11900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, DVD-RW, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Dell $1,119.99 Was: $1,179.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5090 Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Core i9-11900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, DVD-RW, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,548.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Size Comparison
Dimensions	16.05 x 16.42 x 7.09” (407.6 x 417 x 18 mm)	11.53” x 12.75” x 6.06” (293 x 324 x 154 mm)
Weight	22.05 lbs. (10.0 kg)	Up to 15.96 lb (7.24 kg)
Colors	Black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Wireless optical mouse Wired optical mouse Wireless keyboard Wired keyboard	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US) Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) No Keyboard Selected
Ports	Front 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x 2-in-1 SD/MMC card reader 1 x Combo audio jack 3.5mm Rear 6 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet 2 x PS2 3 x Audio port 7.1 channel audio	Front 1 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Powershare. 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x SD 4.0 Card Slot Optional. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power On. 4 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort DisplayPort 1.4 supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio Jack Re-tasking Line out/Line in audio port. 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection Optional Ports 1 x Video Port Can be DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, or VGA port. 1 x Serial/PS2 port

Chasis	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Form Factor	Mid Tower	Mini Tower
Power Supply	550W 80+ Bronze peak 550W 550W 80+ Gold peak 550W 700W 80+ Bronze peak 750W	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 360W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives		8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.

Internal Specs	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Chipset	Intel® B560 Chipset	Intel® Q570 Chipset
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 2C/4T, 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6505 2C/4T, 4.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10305 4C/8T, 3.80 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 6C/12T, 3.10 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 6C/12T, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600 6C/12T, 2.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6505 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10305 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR NVIDIA RTX™️ A2000 - 6GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 125W 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x DVI-D AMD® Radeon™ 540 - 4GB GDDR5 50W 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 550 - 4GB GDDR5 50W 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 2 x mini DisplayPort ports RX 640 - 4GB GDDR5 50W 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 2 x mini DisplayPort ports
Memory	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200MHz Memory Per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 memory.	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666MHz 2933MHz 3200MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel Core CPU 128GB 2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU 2933 MHz for 11th Gen Intel Core CPU
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 4.0, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height SATA 6 x SATA slots For HDD and SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For NVMe PCIe SSD	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 4, Full-height 1 x PCIe x4 slot PCIe Gen 4, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slots Full-height SATA 4 x SATA slots For 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, and slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.2 Wi-Fi 6 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	No Wireless LAN Card Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Qualcomm QCA61x4a Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
OS	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Built-in Apps	ProArt Creator Hub My ASUS Office 30-day Trial	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Audio	Audio controller High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio External Ports 1 x Combo audio port Front 3 x Audio ports 7.1 channel audio	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel High Definition Audio 24-bit DAC (Digital-to-Analog) and ADC (Analog-to-Digital) External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).

Misc	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Security	BIOS Booting User Password Protection HDD User Password Protection and Security McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
In the box	Optional Wireless optical mouse Wired optical mouse Wireless keyboard Wired keyboard 3.5" HDD assembly kit
Warranty		3-Year Basic Onsite Service

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC vs. Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower

The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC and the Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower were released in the same year, 2021. The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower has a mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-height graphics card.

Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.

For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, you have options to configure it with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11500 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Pentium Gold G6405 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-11700 with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.

Memory

The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.

Both PCs have the same amount of four RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC up to 128GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower, it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933 MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.

Ports

Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.

There is a total number of 9 USB ports available on the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, one less than the Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower that has 10 USB ports. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.

The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower, it has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 Price
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black By ASUS $1,049.99 Was: $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black (Renewed) By ASUS $1,049.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt StudioBook 16 OLED Laptop, 16" 3840x2400 OLED Display, Intel core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB + 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070Ti, Win 11 Home, H7600ZW-DB76 By ASUS $2,649.99	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 5090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 10th Gen i5-10505 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3.20 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor By Dell $547.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5090 Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Core i9-11900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, DVD-RW, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Dell $1,119.99 Was: $1,179.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5090 Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Core i9-11900K, 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, DVD-RW, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,548.99	See at Amazon