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Dell OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Dell Optiplex 790

127specifications compared
22differ
105identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell Optiplex 790 has 2 more processor cores than the Dell OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The Dell OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the Dell Optiplex 790 (3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). The Dell Optiplex 790 has 3 MB more processor cache than the Dell OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the Dell Optiplex 790 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the Dell Optiplex 790 has Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d).

Processor family
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- Optiplex 790:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Optiplex 790:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- Optiplex 790:i5-2400
Processor cores
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- Optiplex 790:4
Processor frequency
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- Optiplex 790:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- Optiplex 790:6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- Optiplex 790:95 W
Tcase
- OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:69.1 °C
- Optiplex 790:72.6 °C

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Comparison of 790, Optiplex 790
129 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex 790 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 790 View product	B Dell Optiplex 790 View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i5-2400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-2400 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	31
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	250 GB	320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD-ROM
HDD capacityDiffers	250 GB	320 GB
Processor special features6 differ
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
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	52207
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No

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