Dell G5 5000 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro

Specs Comparison

Dell G5 5000 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro

The Dell G5 5000 Desktop and the Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro were released in the same year, 2020. The Dell G5 5000 Desktop has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro has a micro form factor that can only fit a custom-designed motherboard with none or one expansion slot and supports only a specific OEM 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 65W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro has configurations with a 35W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900T up to a 35W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700T with a boost speed up to 4.50 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.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Dell G5 5000 Desktop has four RAM slots that support up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 2933MHz 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 10 USB ports available on the Dell G5 5000 Desktop, four more than the Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro that has only 6 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For Dell Optiplex 3080 Micro, it has six USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

Pricing

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