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Dell Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 vs Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100

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  • 115specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 85identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 has 2 more processor cores than the Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (4 vs 2). The Dell Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 has 3 MB more processor cache than the Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (6 MB vs 3 MB). The Dell Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 has 3.5°C more tcase than the Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (72.6 °C vs 69.1 °C). Only the Dell Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 has embedded options available. Only the Dell Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

  • Processor family
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:i5-2400
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
  • Processor cores
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:4
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2
  • Processor cache
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:6 MB
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:95 W
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:35, 65
  • Tcase
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:72.6 °C
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:69.1 °C
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Vostro 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:Intel® H67 Express
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® QM67 Express

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Comparison of 460, 990
141 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers2nd gen Intel® Core™ i52nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi5-2400i3-2100
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-2400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W35, 65
TcaseDiffers72.6 °C69.1 °C
PlatformKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQ0
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneAMD Radeon HD 5450Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one1 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H67 ExpressIntel® QM67 Express
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers810
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio inputKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers31
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W250 W
Power requirementsKnown for one115 - 230VUnknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini TowerDesktop
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers21
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Silver
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 Home Basic 32/64-Bit Windows 7 Home Premium 32/64-Bit Windows 7 Professional 32/64-Bit Windows 7 Ultimate 32/64-Bit Windows Vista Home Basic (SP2) 32/64-Bit Windows Vista Business (SP2) 32/64-Bit Windows Vista Ultimate (SP2) 32-Bit Ubuntu Linux
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers5220753422
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers175 mm102 mm
DepthDiffers445 mm410 mm
HeightDiffers362.9 mm360 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.56 kg
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEnergy Star 5.0, EPEAT, CECP, TCO 05, WEEE, RoHS

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