Dell OptiPlex w/RGB Lighting, Core i5-9500, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black or Silver
CPU Intel Core i5 9500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Radeon Graphics
Form Factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (18th percentile)
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (23rd percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd 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 cooled since launch
Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 9500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
| Weight | 15.9 kg / 35.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex w/RGB Lighting | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 9500 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 11 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 | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex w/RGB Lighting | 31.8 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 18.4 | 23.1 | 70 | 20.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.7 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 82 | 81.7 | 93.1 | 68.9 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 98 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 93.7 | 68.9 | 37.3 | 82.9 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 74 | 78 | 95.7 | 68.9 | 27.2 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall42.7
- AI/LLM23
- Gaming16.3
- Portability13.5
- Creator22.8
- Business41.6
- Developer33.6
- Home Office36.9
- Workstation42.3
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
