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Dell OptiPlex 3090

10th Gen Intel Core business desktop on the Intel Q470 chipset, sold as Tower, Small Form Factor and Micro chassis with optional discrete graphics on the Tower/SFF. This entry is sourced from Dell's OptiPlex 3090 Tower Setup and Specifications guide; the SFF and Micro variants share the CPU list and chipset but use different chassis, ports and physical dimensions.

Memory

Slots
2 x DIMM
Type
DDR4
Speed
2666 MHz
Minimum
4 GB
Maximum
64 GB
Per-slot sizes
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB
Factory configurations
4 GB (1x4 GB, 2666 MT/s); 8 GB (1x8 GB or 2x4 GB, 2666 MT/s); 16 GB (1x16 GB or 2x8 GB, 2666 MT/s, dual-channel); 32 GB (1x32 GB or 2x16 GB, 2666 MT/s, dual-channel); 64 GB (2x32 GB, 2666 MT/s, dual-channel)

Storage

2.5" HDD
SATA 3.0, 5400 RPM up to 2 TB or 7200 RPM up to 1 TB
2.5" self-encrypting HDD (Opal 2.0)
SATA 3.0, 7200 RPM, 500 GB
3.5" HDD
SATA 3.0, 5400 RPM up to 4 TB or 7200 RPM up to 2 TB
M.2 2230 SSD
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4, Class 35, up to 512 GB
M.2 2230 self-encrypting SSD (Opal)
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4, Class 35, up to 256 GB
M.2 2280 SSD
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 x4 (runs at Gen 3 speed on this chipset), Class 40, up to 1 TB
M.2 2280 self-encrypting SSD (Opal)
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4, Class 40, up to 1 TB

Graphics

Integrated (Core i3/i5)
Intel UHD Graphics 630, shared system memory
Integrated (Celeron/Pentium)
Intel UHD Graphics 610, shared system memory
Discrete option 1
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB GDDR5
Discrete option 2
AMD Radeon RX640, 4 GB GDDR5
Discrete option 3
AMD Radeon 550, 2 GB GDDR5
Discrete option 4
AMD Radeon 540, 1 GB GDDR5

Expansion

PCIe x16
1 x full-height Gen 3 PCIe x16 slot
PCIe x1
2 x full-height Gen 3 PCIe x1 slots
M.2 WLAN
1 x M.2 2230 slot for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card
M.2 SSD
1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot for SSD

Networking

Ethernet
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM or Realtek RTL8111KD, 10/100/1000 Mbps (configuration-dependent)
Wireless option 1
Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820), up to 867 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Wireless option 2
Intel AX201, up to 2400 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.2
Wireless option 3
Intel 9462, up to 433 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1

Power

Supply options
260 W, 80 PLUS Bronze or 260 W, 80 PLUS Platinum
Input
90-264 VAC, 47-63 Hz
Input current (max)
4.2 A
Output
12 VDC

Ports

Front
2 x USB 2.0; 1 x universal audio jack; optional slim optical disk drive
Rear
1 x RJ45 (10/100/1000); 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A; 2 x USB 2.0 with SmartPower On; 1 x re-tasking line-out/line-in audio port; 2 x DisplayPort 1.4; 1 x optional 3rd video port (VGA/DisplayPort 1.4/HDMI 2.0b); 1 x optional Serial/PS2 port; 3 x expansion card slots; Kensington security-cable slot; padlock loop; optional knock-out slot for SMA antenna connector
Audio controller
Waves MaxxAudio, Intel HDA (High Definition Audio) interface; one internal speaker, 2 W average / 2.5 W peak output; no microphone or subwoofer output

Physical

Height
324.30 mm (12.77 in.), front and rear
Width
154.00 mm (6.06 in.)
Depth
292.20 mm (11.50 in.)
Weight
5.35-6.50 kg (11.79-14.33 lb) depending on configuration
Other chassis
Also sold as Small Form Factor and Micro with different dimensions and ports; not sourced in this entry

Management

Chipset security
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
Hardware security
SafeID; Intel Secure Boot; Microsoft BitLocker; self-encrypting drives (Opal, FIPS); local hard-drive Secure Erase via BIOS; SafeBIOS (Off-host BIOS Verification, BIOS Resilience, BIOS Recovery); smart card keyboard (FIPS); Windows 10 Device Guard and Credential Guard (Enterprise SKU)
Physical security
Chassis intrusion switch; Kensington security-cable slot; padlock loop; chassis lock slot support; lockable cable covers; supply-chain tamper alerts

Operating systems

Windows 11
Home, Pro, Pro Education (64-bit); Downgrade (Windows 10 image)
Windows 10
Enterprise LTSC (64-bit); CMIT Government Edition (China only)
Linux
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (64-bit)
China
Kylin Linux Desktop 10.1

Processors

  • Intel Core i5-10600
  • Intel Core i5-10505
  • Intel Core i5-10500
  • Intel Core i5-10400
  • Intel Core i3-10305
  • Intel Core i3-10300
  • Intel Core i3-10105
  • Intel Core i3-10100
  • Intel Pentium G6405
  • Intel Celeron G5905