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Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Dell OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550

117specifications compared
38differ
79identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550 has 2 more processor cores than the Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The Dell OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550 has 3 MB more processor cache than the Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (6 MB vs 3 MB). The Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Dell OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550 (32 nm vs 22 nm). Only the Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has embedded options available. Only the Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:i5-3550
Processor cores
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:4
Processor cache
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:6 MB
Processor lithography
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:22 nm
Processor codename
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Sandy Bridge
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550:77 W

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Comparison of 3010, 7010
142 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex 3010 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 3010 View product	B Dell OptiPlex 7010 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3550 Model 7010 View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i5-3550
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-3500 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	67.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x152
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Q77 Express
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor special features12 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65516
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.56 kg	7.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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