Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF vs. Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF and Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	New 10th and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-11700 (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to AMD® Radeon™ RX 640 (4GB GDDR5). Up to 64GB 3200MHz DDR4 memory. Up to 128GB 2933MHz DD4 memory. Up to 1 x 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD.

Availability	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Released	2021	2020
Release Info	Announced on May 28, 2021.
Pricing	10th Gen Intel Processor $1,355.71 i5-10505 8GB 512GB M.2 200W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,598.57 i7-10700 8GB 256GB M.2 200W PSU DVD+/-RW 11th Gen Intel Processor $1,312.86 i5-11500 8GB 256GB M.2 200W PSU $1,341.43 i5-11500 8GB 256GB M.2 200W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,342.00 i5-11500 8GB 500GB 2.5” HDD 200W PSU $1,427.14 i5-11500 16GB 256GB M.2 200W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,698.57 i7-11700 16GB 256GB M.2 200W PSU	Starting from $499.00 i3-10100 iGPU ODD 4GB 1TB HDD Wi-Fi 5 200W PSU
Generations	2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Current 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 SFF Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 SFF Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 SFF Compare

Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Price
	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Desktop \| Core i5-10500 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.5 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $419.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Desktop \| Core i7-10700 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 8 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell 2021 OptiPlex 5090 SFF Desktop - Intel Core i5 10th Gen - i5-10505 - Six Core 4.6Ghz - 256GB SSD - 8GB RAM - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $369.99	See at Amazon
Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop Price
	Dell Vostro 3681 SFF Desktop - Intel i7-10700, 32GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630 4K 2-Monitor Support, DVD, HDMI, VGA, Wi-Fi, BT - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,295.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3000 3681 Small Desktop Computer 10th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400 (Beat i7-8700T) 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Intel UHD Graphics 630 VGA DVD-RW Win10 Pro By Dell $769.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3681 Desktop \| Core i5-10400 - 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.3 GHz Win 10 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,061.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.53” x 11.42” x 3.66” (293 x 290 x 93 mm)	11.53 x 11.32 x 3.65” (292.8 x 290 x 92.6 mm)
Weight	Up to 11.57 lb (5.25 kg)	7.76 - 10.28 lb (3.52 - 4.66 kg)
Colors	Black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	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	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Black Dell MS116 Wired Mouse Black
Ports	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	Front 2 x USB 2.0 port 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A) port 1 x SD 4.0 media card reader (Optional) 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 1 x RJ-45 port 10/100/1000 Mbps 2 x USB 2.0 ports with Smart Power On 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A) ports 1 x Line-out re-tasking Line-in audio port 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x VGA port 1 x Power supply unit

Chasis	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Form Factor	Small Form Factor (SFF)	Small Form Factor (SFF)
Power Supply	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	200W Bronze
Optical Drives	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.	Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD

Internal Specs	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Chipset	Intel® Q570 Chipset	Intel B460 Chipset
Processor	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	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5900 2C/2T, 3.40 GHz, 2MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 2C/4T, 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	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	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5900 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available
Discrete Graphics	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	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5
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	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Single or dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 2 x UDIMM slots
Storage	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	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3, Half-height 1 x PCIe x4 slot PCIe Gen 3, Half-height SATA 3 x SATA slots For 2.5”/3.5” 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	1 x half-height PCIe x16 2 x half-height PCIe x1 1 x M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot for PCIe solid-state drive 2 x SATA slots for 3.5-inch HDD, 2.5-inch HDD/SSD/ODD

Connectivity	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Wi-Fi	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	Realtek RTL8723DE Up to 150 Mbps 2.4 GHz WiFi-4 (802.11n) Bluetooth 4.2 Intel 3165 Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2 Intel 9260 Up to 1.73 Gbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional	Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Intel I219 Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Realtek 8111HS Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials without Media

Camera & Audio	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Audio	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Waves MaxxAudio Intel High Definition Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).	Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 External Ports 1 x Universal audio jack (front) 1 x Line-out re-tasking Line-in audio jack (rear)

Misc	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF	Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop
Warranty	3-Year Basic Onsite Service	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF vs. Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop

The Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop was released a year earlier in 2020. The Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF has a small form factor that commonly can only fit a Mini ITX motherboard, one or two hard disk drives, and supports only a small form factor or half-height graphics card. The Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop 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 Optiplex 5090 SFF, you have options to configure it 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.

While Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700F with a boost speed up to 4.80 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 5090 SFF has four RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933 MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop 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 Optiplex 5090 SFF, two more than the Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop that has only 8 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 5090 SFF 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 Vostro 3681 Small Desktop, it has eight USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Price
	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Desktop \| Core i5-10500 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.5 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $419.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Desktop \| Core i7-10700 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 8 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell 2021 OptiPlex 5090 SFF Desktop - Intel Core i5 10th Gen - i5-10505 - Six Core 4.6Ghz - 256GB SSD - 8GB RAM - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $369.99	See at Amazon
Dell Vostro 3681 Small Desktop Price
	Dell Vostro 3681 SFF Desktop - Intel i7-10700, 32GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630 4K 2-Monitor Support, DVD, HDMI, VGA, Wi-Fi, BT - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,295.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3000 3681 Small Desktop Computer 10th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400 (Beat i7-8700T) 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Intel UHD Graphics 630 VGA DVD-RW Win10 Pro By Dell $769.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3681 Desktop \| Core i5-10400 - 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.3 GHz Win 10 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $1,061.00	See at Amazon