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Dell OptiPlex 780 DT vs HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500

99specifications compared
18differ
81identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell OptiPlex 780 DT has 1 GB more internal memory than the HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (3 GB vs 2 GB). The Dell OptiPlex 780 DT has 2 x DIMM more memory slots than the HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (4x DIMM vs 2x DIMM). The HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 has 180 GB more total storage capacity than the Dell OptiPlex 780 DT (500 GB vs 320 GB). Only the HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 has remote control included. Memory layout (slots x size): 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB on the Dell OptiPlex 780 DT, 1 x 2 GB on the HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500.

Internal memory
- OptiPlex 780 DT:3 GB
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)
- OptiPlex 780 DT:1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:1 x 2 GB
Memory slots
- OptiPlex 780 DT:4x DIMM
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2x DIMM
Total storage capacity
- OptiPlex 780 DT:320 GB
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:500 GB
Optical drive type
- OptiPlex 780 DT:DVD-RW
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:DVD Super Multi
Ethernet LAN data rates
- OptiPlex 780 DT:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:10,100 Mbit/s
Networking features
- OptiPlex 780 DT:Gigabit Ethernet
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Realtek 8103EL
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- OptiPlex 780 DT:9
- Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:8

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Comparison of OptiPlex 780 DT, 500B
128 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex 780 DT View product	B HP Essential 500B Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 Model 500B View product
Processoridentical
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB	1 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 bit
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA 4500
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Performanceidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BD interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Realtek 8103EL
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115V/230V
Power supplyDiffers	255 W	300 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Micro Tower
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
External drive baysKnown for one	1x 3.5", 1x 5.25"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal drive baysKnown for one	1x 3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2007 Microsoft Office Ready PC Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Microsoft Office Home & Business 2010 Microsoft Office Starter 2010 Preloaded Microsoft Windows Virtual PC – XP Mozilla Firefox - HP Virtual Solutions Roxio Creator Business 1
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
SpeakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	110 mm	166 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	428 mm
HeightDiffers	350 mm	384 mm
WeightDiffers	8.26 kg	10.2 kg
Weight (imperial)Known for one	8.26 kg (18.2 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Remote control includedDiffers	No	Yes
Multimediaidentical
Built-in cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	EPEAT Gold, CECP, TCO 05, WEEE, CES, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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