Dell OptiPlex 790 2017, Core i5, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black/Silver
CPU 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
41 Overall Score
Price $200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.3 kg / 14.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1 VGA, 2 Display Ports |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 790 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q | HP ProDesk G4 | GEEKOM A5 Pro | Kamrui Pinova P1 | MSI Cubi NUC CUBINUC1M011B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 64 bit Quad-Core Processor | Intel Core i7 6700T | 3.00GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | AMD Ryzen 3 4300U | Intel Core 3 Series 1 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 756 | 3072 | 1024 | 512 | - |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Intel HD Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD VEGA 5 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | - | - | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 790 | 6.3 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 89.1 | 21.4 | 70 | 8.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q Compare | 20.2 | 99.2 | 31.6 | 96.1 | 45.4 | 70 | 81 |
| HP ProDesk G4 Compare | 29.8 | 35.6 | 92.1 | 54.9 | 95.4 | 70 | 80.6 |
| GEEKOM A5 Pro Compare | 42.6 | 45.9 | 31.6 | 76.4 | 69 | 11.6 | 98.2 |
| Kamrui Pinova P1 Compare | 21.8 | 71.1 | 31.6 | 58.8 | 29.5 | 11.6 | 95.6 |
| MSI Cubi NUC CUBINUC1M011B Compare | 36.5 | 35.6 | 95.6 | 92.2 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 9.4 |
Price
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Usage Scores
- Overall41
- AI/LLM9
- Gaming6.3
- Portability40.8
- Creator10.8
- Business44
- Developer26.1
- Home Office39.4
- Workstation21.9
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