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Dell OptiPlex 5070

8th/9th Gen Intel Core business desktop on the Intel Q370 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 5070 owner's manual and spec sheet; the SFF and Micro variants share most of the CPU list and chipset but use different chassis, ports and physical dimensions.

Memory

Slots
4 x DIMM
Type
DDR4 non-ECC
Speed
2666 MHz (Core i5/i7); 2400 MHz (Celeron, Pentium, Core i3)
Minimum
4 GB
Maximum
64 GB
Per-slot sizes
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
Factory configurations
4 GB (1x4 GB); 8 GB (2x4 GB or 1x8 GB); 16 GB (2x8 GB or 1x16 GB); 32 GB (4x8 GB or 2x16 GB); 64 GB (4x16 GB)

Storage

3.5" HDD
SATA, 7200 RPM, 500 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB (Tower/SFF only)
2.5" HDD
SATA, 500 GB 5400 RPM or 500 GB/1 TB 7200 RPM or 2 TB 5400 RPM
2.5" self-encrypting HDD (Opal 2.0)
SATA, 7200 RPM FIPS, 500 GB
2.5" SSD
SATA Class 20, 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB (secondary storage only, paired with an M.2 primary drive)
M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
PCIe Class 35, 128/256/512 GB; PCIe Class 40, 256/512 GB/1 TB; self-encrypting Opal 2.0 variant at 512 GB (Class 40)
M.2 Intel Optane Memory
16 GB, PCIe Gen 2 (Tower/SFF/Micro)

Graphics

Integrated (Pentium/Celeron)
Intel UHD Graphics 610, shared system memory
Integrated (Core i3/i5/i7)
Intel UHD Graphics 630, shared system memory
Discrete option 1
AMD Radeon R5 430, 2 GB
Discrete option 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB
Discrete option 3
AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB
Discrete option 4
Dual AMD Radeon R5 430, 2 GB each
Discrete option 5
Dual AMD Radeon RX 550, 4 GB each (Tower only)

Expansion

PCIe x16
1 x full-height PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
PCIe x16 (wired x4)
1 x full-height PCIe 3.0 slot, physically x16 / wired x4
PCIe x1
2 x full-height PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
SATA
4 x Serial ATA (1 x SATA 2.0 for the optical drive, 3 x SATA 3.0)
M.2 WLAN
1 x M.2 2230 slot for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card
M.2 SSD
1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot (SATA or PCIe NVMe)

Networking

Ethernet
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V, 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless option 1
Qualcomm QCA9377, dual-band 1x1 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1
Wireless option 2
Qualcomm QCA61x4A, dual-band 2x2 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2
Wireless option 3
Intel Wireless-AC 9560, dual-band 2x2 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0
Wireless option 4
Intel Wireless-AX 200, dual-band 2x2 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) with MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0

Power

Supply option 1
260 W typical, 85% efficient, 80 PLUS Bronze, Active PFC, ENERGY STAR 7.0/7.1
Supply option 2
260 W typical, 92% efficient, 80 PLUS Platinum, Active PFC, ENERGY STAR 7.0/7.1

Ports

Front
1 x USB 2.0; 1 x USB 2.0 with PowerShare; 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare; 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1; optional memory card reader; optional slim optical drive; headset/universal audio jack
Rear
1 x RJ-45 (10/100/1000); 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1; 2 x USB 2.0 with SmartPower On; 2 x DisplayPort 1.2; 1 x optional 3rd video port (DisplayPort/HDMI 2.0b/VGA/USB Type-C Alt-Mode); 1 x optional serial port; 1 x line-out; 2 x optional external antenna connectors; 4 x expansion card slots; Kensington security-cable slot; padlock ring; release latch
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3234 High Definition Audio codec (supports multiple streaming); Waves MaxxAudioPro enhancement; internal mono speaker, Grade D

Physical

Height
350.5 mm (13.8 in.)
Width
154.9 mm (6.10 in.)
Depth
274.3 mm (10.80 in.)
Weight
7.93 kg (17.49 lb)
Other chassis
Also sold as Small Form Factor (11.4 x 3.7 x 11.5 in / 29.0 x 9.26 x 29.2 cm, 5.26 kg) and Micro (7.2 x 1.4 x 7.0 in / 18.2 x 3.6 x 17.8 cm, 1.18 kg); not otherwise sourced in this entry

Management

Chipset security
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, FIPS 140-2 certified; optional Firmware TPM (not available in all regions)
Hardware security
SafeBIOS (Off-host BIOS Verification, BIOS Resilience, BIOS Recovery, additional BIOS Controls); SafeID; self-encrypting storage drives (Opal, FIPS)
Physical security
Chassis lock slot support; optional chassis intrusion switch; optional lockable cable covers; optional Dell Smartcard Keyboard

Operating systems

Windows 10
Home (64-bit), Pro (64-bit), Pro National Academic, Home National Academic; free upgrade to Windows 11 Home/Pro
Linux
Ubuntu 18.04 SP1 LTS (64-bit)
China
Neokylin v6.0 SP4

Processors

  • Intel Core i7-9700
  • Intel Core i7-9700T
  • Intel Core i5-9600
  • Intel Core i5-9600T
  • Intel Core i5-9500
  • Intel Core i5-9500T
  • Intel Core i5-9400
  • Intel Core i5-9400T
  • Intel Core i3-9300
  • Intel Core i3-9300T
  • Intel Core i3-9100
  • Intel Core i3-9100T
  • Intel Pentium G5600
  • Intel Pentium G5600T
  • Intel Pentium G5420
  • Intel Pentium G5420T
  • Intel Core i7-8700
  • Intel Core i7-8700T
  • Intel Core i5-8600
  • Intel Core i5-8600T
  • Intel Core i5-8500
  • Intel Core i5-8500T
  • Intel Core i5-8400
  • Intel Core i5-8400T
  • Intel Core i3-8300
  • Intel Core i3-8300T
  • Intel Core i3-8100
  • Intel Core i3-8100T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
  • Intel Celeron G4900
  • Intel Celeron G4900T