Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower vs. Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower 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	Intel Q370 Chipset 9th Gen Intel Coffe Lake Processors Up to Intel® Core™ i7-9700 (8C/8T, 3.00 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W) Up to 64GB 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory Up to NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM. Up to Dual AMD Radeon RX 550 with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM. Up to 260W 80 Plus Platinum PSU. Up to Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5 More Features Optional 3-in-1 SD card reader. Optional optical disc drive. Up to three display outputs (VGA + HDMI + DP).	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 Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Released	2019	2021
Release Info	Announced on June 01, 2019.	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
Generations	2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Compare 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Current 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower Price
	DELL Optiplex 5070 Micro MFF Desktop PC Intel i5-9500T, 16GB DDR4 New 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD, WiFi BT HDMI New KB & Mouse Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $214.99 Was: $239.95	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Intel Core i7-9700 4.7GHz Turbo 64GB RAM 500GB NVMe Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $462.49	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Desktop Computers Windows 11 Pro,8 Core i7 9700 up to 4.7GHz,32GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD,Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6E AX210 & Bluetooth 5.2, HDMI Adapter (Renewed) By Dell $379.98 Was: $400.00	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 $349.96 Was: $396.65	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 $320.00	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 Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Size Comparison
Dimensions	10.8” x 13.8” x 6.1” (274 x 350 x 154 mm)	11.53” x 12.75” x 6.06” (293 x 324 x 154 mm)
Weight	Up to 17.49 lb (7.93 kg)	Up to 15.96 lb (7.24 kg)
Colors	Black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Wired Mouse and 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 3 x USB-A 1 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with PowerShare. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x Universal Audio Jack 1 x SD Card Reader Optional Rear 6 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 Supports 4K@75Hz or 1080p@240Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear). 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection Optional Ports 1 x Video Port Can be DisplayPort , HDMI 2.0b, or VGA port. 1 x Serial/PS2 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Form Factor	Mini Tower (14.77 L)	Mini Tower
Power Supply	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 260W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 360W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive Optional. 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive Optional.	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.

Internal Specs	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Chipset	Intel® Q370 Chipset	Intel® Q570 Chipset
Processor	Intel® Pentium® Gold G5420 2C/4T, 3.80 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 54W Intel® Pentium® Gold G5600 2C/4T, 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 54W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-9100 4C/4T, 3.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-9300 4C/4T, 3.70 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 62W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400 6C/6T, 2.90 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9500 6C/6T, 3.00 → 4.40 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 8C/8T, 3.00 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB 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	Intel® Pentium® Gold G5420 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 12 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Intel® Pentium® Gold G5600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-9100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-9300 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 AMD® Radeon™ R5 430 - 2GB GDDR5 RX 550 - 4GB GDDR5 Dual R5 430 - 2GB GDDR5 Dual RX 550 - 4GB GDDR5	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	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2400MHz - On Intel Celeron, Pentium, and Core i3 processors. 2666MHz - On Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB	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	Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD Up to TB 7200 rpm 3.5" or 2.5" 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	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3 x16, Full-height 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3 x4, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot Full-height SATA 4 x SATA slots 1 x SATA Gen 2 for slim Optical Drive. 3 x SATA Gen 3 for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. 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	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 Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Wi-Fi	No Wireless LAN Card Qualcomm QCA9377 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.1 Qualcomm QCA61x4a Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2 Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5	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 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5 Optional	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional
Ethernet	Intel i219-V Gigabit1 Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps, Supports Wake Up, PXE support.	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Audio	One 2W Speaker Audio controller Realtek ALC3234 External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).	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 Optiplex 5070 Tower	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
Warranty	Limited Hardware Warranty	3-Year Basic Onsite Service

Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower vs. Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower

The Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower was released years earlier in 2019. Both systems share the same 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower, you have options to configure it with a 54W Intel Coffee Lake dual-core Intel Pentium Gold G5420 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-9700 with a boost speed up to 4.70 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower up to 64GB of 2666MHz 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It 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).

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 Optiplex 5070 Tower Price
	DELL Optiplex 5070 Micro MFF Desktop PC Intel i5-9500T, 16GB DDR4 New 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD, WiFi BT HDMI New KB & Mouse Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $214.99 Was: $239.95	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Intel Core i7-9700 4.7GHz Turbo 64GB RAM 500GB NVMe Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $462.49	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Desktop Computers Windows 11 Pro,8 Core i7 9700 up to 4.7GHz,32GB DDR4, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD,Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6E AX210 & Bluetooth 5.2, HDMI Adapter (Renewed) By Dell $379.98 Was: $400.00	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 $349.96 Was: $396.65	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 $320.00	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