Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower vs. ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower and ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English
Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US)
Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US)
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Wireless optical mouse
Wired optical mouse
Wireless keyboard
Wired keyboard
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-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1 x 2-in-1 SD/MMC card reader
1 x Combo audio jack
3.5mm
Rear
6 x USB-A
2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
2 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x RJ-45
Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
2 x PS2
3 x Audio port
7.1 channel audio
Chasis
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Form Factor
Mini Tower
Mid Tower
Power Supply
260W
80+ Bronze85% Efficiency
300W
80+ Platinum92% Efficiency
360W
80+ Platinum92% Efficiency
550W
80+ Bronzepeak 550W
550W
80+ Goldpeak 550W
700W
80+ Bronzepeak 750W
Optical Drives
8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD
Optional.
Internal Specs
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Chipset
Intel® Q570 Chipset
Intel® B560 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
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700
8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900
8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 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
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500
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
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900
Intel® UHD Graphics 750
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
Discrete Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce®
GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6
125W1 x DisplayPort 1.41 x HDMI 2.0b1 x DVI-D
AMD® Radeon™
540 - 4GB GDDR5
50W1 x HDMI 1.41 x DisplayPort
550 - 4GB GDDR5
50W1 x DisplayPort 1.42 x mini DisplayPort ports
RX 640 - 4GB GDDR5
50W1 x DisplayPort 1.42 x mini DisplayPort ports
NVIDIA® GeForce®
RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6
RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR
NVIDIA RTX™️
A2000 - 6GB GDDR6
Memory
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory
Memory Speed:
2666MHz2933MHz3200MHz
Memory Configurations
4GB8GB16GB32GB64GB
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
Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots
Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory
Memory Speed:
3200MHz
Memory Per Slot:
8GB16GB32GB
Memory Configurations
8GB16GB32GB64GB128GB
3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 memory.
Storage
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD
500GB1TB2TB
5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive
1TB2TB4TB
5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
256GB512GB1TB2TB
M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
1TB2TB
7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD
Slots
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
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16 slot
PCIe Gen 4.0, Full-height
2 x PCIe x1 slot
PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height
SATA
6 x SATA slots
For HDD and SSD.
M.2
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For NVMe PCIe SSD
Connectivity
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Wi-Fi
No Wireless LAN Card
Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810)
Up to 433 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.0
Qualcomm QCA61x4a
Up to 867 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.0
Intel AX201
Up to 2400 MbpsDual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.1
Wi-Fi 5
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-5 (802.11ac)Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.1
Optional
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet controller
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.
Software
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
OS
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS
NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps
Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial
ProArt Creator HubMy ASUSOffice 30-day Trial
Camera & Audio
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Audio
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).
Audio controller
High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio
External Ports
1 x Combo audio port
Front
3 x Audio ports
7.1 channel audio
Misc
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower
ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
Security
BIOS Booting User Password Protection
HDD User Password Protection and Security
McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
In the box
Optional
Wireless optical mouse
Wired optical mouse
Wireless keyboard
Wired keyboard
3.5" HDD assembly kit
Warranty
3-Year Basic Onsite Service
Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower vs. ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC
The Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower and the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC were released in the same year, 2021. 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. The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.
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 Tower, 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 ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has configurations with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11500 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900 with a boost speed up to 5.20 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 5090 Tower up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933 MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, it supports up to 128GB of 3200MHz 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 Tower, one more than the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC that has only 9 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 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 ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, it has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).