Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF, Core i5, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (18th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 4th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 0 HDMI outputs |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1 Ethernet port |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 4th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF | 21.4 | 17.5 | 9.2 | 62.6 | 29.5 | 70 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.7 | 35.6 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 40.9 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall38
- AI/LLM9.4
- Gaming6.7
- Portability43.1
- Creator11
- Business41.8
- Developer26.7
- Home Office37.7
- Workstation23
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