Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell G5 5000 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell G5 5000 Desktop 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	10th Gen Intel Core Processors Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ series Up to 128GB DDR4 2666MHz memory	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	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Released	2020	2021
Release Info		Announced on May 28, 2021.
Pricing	Starting from $699.99 i3-10100 AMD RX 5300 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 6	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
Generations	2020 Dell G5 5000 Desktop Current 2019 Dell G5 5090 Desktop Compare	2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Current 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Compare

Dell G5 Gaming Desktop 10th Price
	Dell RGB Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 10th Gen \| 16GB DDR4 Ram \| 1TB SSD \| NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 \| New 24 Inch Monitors \| Windows 11 Pro – Computer Tower for PC Gamers, Black (Renewed) By Dell $630.00 Was: $688.68	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 5000 Gaming Desktop (2020) \| Core i5-1TB HDD - 8GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 4.3 GHz - 10th Gen CPU Win 10 Home By Dell $744.68	See at Amazon
	Dell Premium G5 5000 Series Gaming Desktop Computer 10th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400F (Beats i7-8700T) 64GB DDR4 2TB SSD GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB USB-C WiFi Win10 Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,177.99	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Price
	Dell Optiplex 5090 Micro Tower Desktop \| Core i5-10500T - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 3.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $399.49	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5090 Micro Tower Desktop \| Core i5-10500T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 3.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $269.00	See at Amazon
	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 $699.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.13 x 14.45 x 6.65” (308 x 367 x 169 mm)	11.53” x 12.75” x 6.06” (293 x 324 x 154 mm)
Weight	16.8 - 18.1 lb (7.62 - 8.20 kg)	Up to 15.96 lb (7.24 kg)
Colors	Abyss Grey With Blue LED Lighting and optional clear window side panel.	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 Black	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 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C^® port 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Microphone port 1 x Headphone port Rear 2 x USB 2.0 ports 4 x Superspeed USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x Power-supply port 1 x Center/subwoofer LFE surround the port 1 x Front L/R surround line-out 1 x Audio-in 1 x RJ45 Ethernet port	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	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mini Tower
Power Supply	360W 500W	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 360W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Bays	1 x 3.5” bay 2 x 2.5” bays
Optical Drives	Not Available	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.
Chasis Information	Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy exterior shell Copper Alloy thermal structures

Internal Specs	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Chipset	Intel® H470 Chipset	Intel® Q570 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F Not Available	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® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 RTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6 RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6 RX 5700 XT - 8GB 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	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots	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 Hard Drive	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	1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 1 x PCIe x4 slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card	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	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Killer AX1650i Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1	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 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports One headset port One audio line-out port One rear L/R-surround audio-out port One center/subwoofer LFE surround the audio-out port	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	Dell G5 5000 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Warranty	1 Year Mail In Service 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	3-Year Basic Onsite Service

Dell G5 5000 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower

The Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell G5 5000 Desktop was released years earlier in 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 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 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 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop up to 128GB of 2933MHz 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 10 USB ports available on both PCs. 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 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

Dell G5 Gaming Desktop 10th Price
	Dell RGB Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 10th Gen \| 16GB DDR4 Ram \| 1TB SSD \| NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 \| New 24 Inch Monitors \| Windows 11 Pro – Computer Tower for PC Gamers, Black (Renewed) By Dell $630.00 Was: $688.68	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 5000 Gaming Desktop (2020) \| Core i5-1TB HDD - 8GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 4.3 GHz - 10th Gen CPU Win 10 Home By Dell $744.68	See at Amazon
	Dell Premium G5 5000 Series Gaming Desktop Computer 10th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400F (Beats i7-8700T) 64GB DDR4 2TB SSD GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB USB-C WiFi Win10 Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,177.99	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Price
	Dell Optiplex 5090 Micro Tower Desktop \| Core i5-10500T - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 3.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $399.49	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5090 Micro Tower Desktop \| Core i5-10500T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 3.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $269.00	See at Amazon
	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 $699.99	See at Amazon