Dell OptiPlex 790, Core i7-2600, 16GB, 1TB HDD, Black/Silver
CPU Intel Core i7-2600
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
Form Factor desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (24th percentile)
- Below average port selection (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
68/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-2600 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| Weight | 7.6 kg / 16.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| DisplayPort | 1 Display Port |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 790 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-2600 | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | desktop | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 790 | 9.9 | 15.7 | 31.6 | 29.9 | 46.3 | 24.4 | 70 | 79.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 94.9 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 94.9 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 98.5 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 88.7 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall43.3
- AI/LLM13.6
- Gaming8.3
- Portability32.2
- Creator14.1
- Business53.5
- Developer32.7
- Home Office52.3
- Workstation29.4
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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