Detailed Specs Comparison

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i vs. Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i and Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 26, 2022

Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new	Intel® B460 Chipset. 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W TDP . Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 CD with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. Up to 32GB 2933MHz DDR4 memory Up to 380W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.	New 10th and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to Intel Core i9-11900K (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070, (8GB GDDR6). Up to 64GB 3200MHz DDR4 memory Up to 128GB 2933MHz DD4 memory. Up to 2 x 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD.

Availability	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on January 1, 2021.	Announced on May 11, 2021.
Pricing		10th Gen Intel Processor $1,618.00 i5-10505 16GB 1TB 2.5” HDD 260W PSU Wi-Fi 6 $1,870.00 i7-10700 16GB 256GB M.2 260W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,941.43 i7-10700 16GB 512GB M.2 260W PSU DVD+/-RW 11th Gen Intel Processor $1,912.86 i7-11700 16GB 256GB M.2 260W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,984.29 i7-11700 16GB 512GB M.2 260W PSU DVD+/-RW
Applicable Models	Lenovo IdeaCentre C5 14IMB05 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i 14IMB05 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i (14L, 05)
Generations		2021 Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower Current 2020 Dell Optiplex 7080 Tower Compare 2019 Dell Optiplex 7070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 7060 Tower Compare

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i Intel 10th Gen Price
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $999.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,149.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,369.99	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 7000 Business Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Octa-Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, 802.11AC WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $839.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 Tower Desktop Computer – i7-10700, 32GB RAM 1TB NVMe SSD, DVD, DisplayPort, VGA, USB Type-C, AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $849.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 Series 7090 Tower Business Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, DVD-RW, Display Port, Wired Keyboard & Mouse, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $973.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.5” x 14.37” x 5.71” (292.2 x 365 x 145 mm)	11.84” x 14.45” x 6.65” (300.80 x 367 x 169 mm)
Weight	Starting at 12.8 lbs (5.8 kg)	Up to 22.53 lb (10.22 kg)
Colors	Raven black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black No keyboard and mouse	Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US) Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English No Keyboard
Ports	Front 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), support data transfer and 5V@3A charging. 1 x Universal Audio Jack 1 x SD Card Reader Optional. Rear 4 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x VGA 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port. 1 x Power Connection	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 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) for 11th Gen Intel Core CPU. USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbps) for 10th Gen Intel Core CPU. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power On. 3 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 Alt-Mode (optional). 2 x DisplayPort DisplayPort 1.4 supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x Display Out VGA, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, or USB 3.2 Gen 2 with Alt-mode (optional). 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio Jack Re-tasking Line out/Line in audio port. 1 x Serial 2 x PS/2 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Form Factor	Tower (13.6L)	Mid Tower
Power Supply	310W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 380W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 360W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 500W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 1 x 6+8 PIN connector for GPU
Bays	1 x 2.5" disk bay 1 x 3.5" disk bay
Optical Drives		8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.
Chasis Information	Cooling System (Fan & Cooler) 1 x front system fan Optinal. 1 x rear system fan

Internal Specs	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Chipset	Intel® B460 Chipset	Intel® Q570 Chipset
Processor	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	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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W 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™ i7-11700K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics	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	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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 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™ i7-11700K 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 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER - 4GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 2 x DP 1.4 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6 1 x DVI, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x DP 1.4 RTX 2060 CD - 6GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 3 x DP 1.4	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 125W 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x DVI-D RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 220W 3 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.0b 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 Memory Slots: 2 x DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU 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	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	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 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 3.0, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0,\\Full-height SATA 1 x SATA slots 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 x16 slot Wired x4, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot Full-height 1 x PCIe-32 slot 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 2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane. 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card	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	Optional Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel i219LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
OS	Windows® 10 Pro 64 Windows® 10 Home 64	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC222-CG codec External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out (Rear).	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3241 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	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower
Security	BIOS Security Administrator password Power-on password Hard disk password
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year limited onsite service 2-year depot service	3-Year Basic Onsite Service

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i vs. Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower

The Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i and the Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower were released in the same year, 2021. 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700F with a boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

While Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10105 up to a 125W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900K with a boost speed up to 5.30 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i has two RAM slots that support up to 32GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower has four RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB 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 7 USB ports available on the Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i, three less than the Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower that has 10 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For Dell Optiplex 7090 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), three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).

Pricing

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i Intel 10th Gen Price
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $999.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,149.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,369.99	See at Amazon
Dell Optiplex 7090 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 7000 Business Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Octa-Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, 802.11AC WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $839.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 Tower Desktop Computer – i7-10700, 32GB RAM 1TB NVMe SSD, DVD, DisplayPort, VGA, USB Type-C, AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $849.99	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 Series 7090 Tower Business Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, DVD-RW, Display Port, Wired Keyboard & Mouse, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $973.00	See at Amazon