Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower vs. Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower and Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF 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	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.	Option to preloaded with Windows 11 Pro. 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Up to Intel Core i5-10600 (6 cores/ 12 threads). Up to AMD Radeon RX 640, (4GB GDDR5). Up to 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory Up to 200W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.
What's missing		Using the same 10th Gen Intel processors as its previous generation. Has only two front USB 2.0 ports. Other two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports move to the back.

Availability	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on May 28, 2021.	Announced in October 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	$719.00 i3-10100 4GB 500GB 3.5” HDD 200W PSU $750.48 i5-10500 4GB 500GB 3.5” HDD 200W PSU $1,193.32 i5-10600 16GB 512GB M.2 SDD AMD RX 640 200W PSU
Generations	2021 Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower Current 2020 Dell Optiplex 5080 Tower Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 5070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 5060 Tower Compare	2021 Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF Current 2020 Dell Optiplex 3080 SFF Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 3070 SFF Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF Compare

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 $399.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop \| Core i7-10700 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM \| 8 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $516.99	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
Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF Price
	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop \| Core i5-10400 - 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.3 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $444.98	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 3090 SFF Home & Business Desktop (Intel i5-10500 6-Core, 32GB RAM, 6TB HDD (3.5), Integrated Graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 3.2, Display Port, Black, Win 11 Pro) (Renewed) By Dell $447.28	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 3090 Micro i5-10500T 16GB, 256GB SSD, Win 11 Pro w/Wireless (Renewed) By Dell $305.43	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.53” x 12.75” x 6.06” (293 x 324 x 154 mm)	11.42” x 11.53” x 3.65” (290 x 293 x 93 mm)
Weight	Up to 15.96 lb (7.24 kg)	Starting at 8 lbs (5.35 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 Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US) Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English No 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 2.0 (480 Mbps). 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 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 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 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, or VGA port. 1 x Serial/PS2 port

Chasis	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Small Form Factor (SFF)
Power Supply	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 360W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	200W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 200W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.

Internal Specs	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
Chipset	Intel® Q570 Chipset	Intel® Q470 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® Pentium® Gold G6500 2C/4T, 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10300 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB 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
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® Pentium® Gold G6500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 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
Discrete Graphics	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	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 30W 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 AMD® Radeon™ 540 - 1GB GDDR5 50W 2x DisplayPort 1.4 550 - 2GB GDDR5 50W 2x DisplayPort 1.4 RX 640 - 4GB GDDR5 50W 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 2 x mini DisplayPort ports
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	Memory Slots: 2 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
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 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 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 3, Half-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3, Half-height SATA 2 x SATA slots For 3.5/2.5-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 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
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	No Wireless LAN Card Intel 9462 Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.1 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 5.2
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.2 Optional
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. Realtek RTL8111KD Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 10 image available for downgrading. Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
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).	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Waves MaxxAudio API Intel HDA (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).

Misc	Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF
Warranty	3-Year Basic Onsite Service	1 Year Basic Onsite Service

Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower vs. Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF

The Dell Optiplex 5090 Tower and the Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF 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 Dell Optiplex 3090 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.

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 Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900 up to a 65W 6-core Intel Core i5-10600 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 Tower 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 Optiplex 3090 SFF has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB 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 5090 Tower, two more than the Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF 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 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 3090 SFF, 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 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 $399.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 5090 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop \| Core i7-10700 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 32GB RAM \| 8 cores @ 4.8 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $516.99	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
Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF Price
	Dell Optiplex 3090 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop \| Core i5-10400 - 1TB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.3 GHz Win 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Dell $444.98	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 3090 SFF Home & Business Desktop (Intel i5-10500 6-Core, 32GB RAM, 6TB HDD (3.5), Integrated Graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 3.2, Display Port, Black, Win 11 Pro) (Renewed) By Dell $447.28	See at Amazon
	Dell Optiplex 3090 Micro i5-10500T 16GB, 256GB SSD, Win 11 Pro w/Wireless (Renewed) By Dell $305.43	See at Amazon