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Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 vs Dell OptiPlex 990 MT

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 99identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell OptiPlex 990 MT has 2 more processor cores than the Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (4 vs 2). The Dell OptiPlex 990 MT has 3 MB more processor cache than the Dell OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (6 MB vs 3 MB). The Dell OptiPlex 990 MT 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 OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has card reader integrated. Only the Dell OptiPlex 990 MT has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:i5-2400
  • Processor cores
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:4
  • Processor cache
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:6 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:35, 65
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:95 W
  • Tcase
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:69.1 °C
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:72.6 °C
  • Total storage capacity
    • OptiPlex 990 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:320 GB
    • OptiPlex 990 MT:500 GB

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Comparison of 990, OptiPlex 990 MT
140 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers2nd gen Intel® Core™ i32nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi3-2100i5-2400
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-2100 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-2400 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35, 6595 W
TcaseDiffers69.1 °C72.6 °C
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SteppingKnown for oneQ0Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffersSATASATA II
HDD sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Floppy drive installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® QM67 ExpressIntel® Q67 Express
Password protection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBIOS
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers12
Power1 differ
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC/DC
Power supplyDiffers250 W265 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopMini Tower
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers12
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 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 LinuxUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5342252207
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers102 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers410 mm417 mm
WeightDiffers7.56 kg8.87 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneEnergy Star 5.0, EPEAT, CECP, TCO 05, WEEE, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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