Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower vs. Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower and Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) 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).	Up to 23.8” FHD Touch Display. AMD B300 Chipset. Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE 8C/16T, 3.10 → 4.30 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W TDP. Up to 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD. Up to 2TB 2.5” HDD. Up to 16GB dual-channel 2666MHz DDR4 Memory. More Features Optional built-in wireless charger. 2 x 3W stereo speakers + 5W Woofer. Up to Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.0. Optional 1080p front-facing camera. Optional Windows Hello IR camera.

Availability	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Released	2019	2019
Release Info	Announced on June 01, 2019.	Announced on August 29, 2019 (IFA 2019). Available starting September 2019.
Pricing		Starting at €799.00.
Applicable Models		2019 Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 (AMD) Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 24API Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (AMD) Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 All-in-One 24in (AMD)
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

Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Intel Core i7-9700 4.7GHz Turbo 64GB RAM 500GB NVMe Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $499.99 Was: $529.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Intel Core i7-9700 4.7GHz Turbo 64GB RAM 250GB NVMe Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $441.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070-SFF, Core i7-9700 3.0GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2-NVMe, Windows 11 Pro 64Bit, (Renewed) By Dell $375.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 (24”, AMD) Price
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 All-in-One, 23.8" FHD Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 10 Pro, Black By Lenovo $739.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 3 AMD All-in-One Computer, 24" FHD Display, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, DVD RW Drive, Windows 11 By Lenovo $899.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 Business All-in-One Desktop, 23.8" FHD Screen, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $769.99	See at Amazon

Display	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Size		23.8 Inches
Info		23.8” FHD Non-touch Display 23.8” FHD Multi-touch Display All Configurations 1920 x 1080, 16:9, IPS panel, 250 nits brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, wide viewing angle, borderless design, anti-glare surface.

Exterior	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	10.8” x 13.8” x 6.1” (274 x 350 x 154 mm)	17.75 x 7.28 x 17.13 inches (450.9 x 185 x 435.19 mm)
Weight	Up to 17.49 lb (7.93 kg)	23.14 lbs (23.14 lbs)
Colors	Black	Industry Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Wired Mouse and Keyboard	Keyboard Lenovo Premium Wireless Keyboard, grey Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Wireless Keyboard, black Mouse Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Wireless Mouse (2.4GHz via USB receiver), black Lenovo Premium Wireless Mouse, grey
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	Left 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x Headset jack 3.5mm combo jack. 1 x SD Card Reader Rear 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x HDMI-out 1.4 1 x HDMI-in 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet. Bottom 1 x Power connector

Chasis	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Form Factor	Mini Tower (14.77 L)	All-in-One
Power Supply	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 260W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	120W Power Adapter 150W Power Adapter
Bays		1 x 2.5" disk bay
Optical Drives	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive Optional. 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive Optional.
Chasis Information		Buttons Power button PC / monitor mode switcher Stand Monitor stand supports -5° to +25° tilt Special Features Optional Wireless charger

Internal Specs	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Chipset	Intel® Q370 Chipset	AMD B300 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	AMD Athlon™ PRO 300GE 2C/4T, 3.40 GHz, 1MB L2, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 3 PRO 3200GE 4C/4T, 3.50 → 3.80 GHz, 2MB L2, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 3 4300GE 4C/8T, 3.50 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 3400GE 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600GE 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650GE 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE 8C/16T, 3.10 → 4.30 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
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	AMD Athlon™ PRO 300GE AMD Radeon™ Vega Graphics 3 Graphics Cores, 1100 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 3 PRO 3200GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 3 4300GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1700 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 3400GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 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
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	4GB 8GB 16GB Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB
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	128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD. 1TB 2TB 5.4K rpm 2.5” 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	1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2242/2080 slot For SSD

Connectivity	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
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	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) M.2 card.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5 Optional	Bluetooth 4.0 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	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)	Windows 10 Home \| Pro No operating system
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2016

Camera & Audio	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Camera		HD Front-facing camera. 720p with fixed focus. Optional FHD Front-facing camera. 1080p with fixed focus. Optional Windows Hello IR support.
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).	High Definition (HD) Audio 2 x 3W stereo speakers. 1 x 5W woofer. Dual array microphone.

Misc	Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Sensors		IR Camera
Security		BIOS Security Administrator password Power-on password Windows Hello Facial Authentication
Warranty	Limited Hardware Warranty	1-year mail-in service 1-year depot service 2-year depot service

Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower vs. Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)

The Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower and the Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) were released in the same year, 2019. The Dell Optiplex 5070 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. The Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) has an all-in-one form factor that combines all components and a built-in monitor into one package.

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 Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) has configurations with a 35W AMD Athlon™ Desktop dual-core AMD Athlon 300GE up to a 35W 8-core AMD Ryzen7 4700GE with a boost speed up to 4.30 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower has four RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 16GB of 2666MHz 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 Optiplex 5070 Tower, five more than the Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) that has only 5 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 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD), it has five USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Intel Core i7-9700 4.7GHz Turbo 64GB RAM 500GB NVMe Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $499.99 Was: $529.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070 Tower Intel Core i7-9700 4.7GHz Turbo 64GB RAM 250GB NVMe Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $441.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5070-SFF, Core i7-9700 3.0GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2-NVMe, Windows 11 Pro 64Bit, (Renewed) By Dell $375.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 (24”, AMD) Price
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 All-in-One, 23.8" FHD Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 10 Pro, Black By Lenovo $739.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 3 AMD All-in-One Computer, 24" FHD Display, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, DVD RW Drive, Windows 11 By Lenovo $899.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 Business All-in-One Desktop, 23.8" FHD Screen, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $769.99	See at Amazon