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Dell OptiPlex 7000

12th Gen Intel Core business desktop sold as Tower, Small Form Factor and Micro chassis on the Intel Q670 chipset, with DDR4 or DDR5 memory and M.2-only storage. This entry is sourced from Dell's OptiPlex 7000 Micro Setup and Specifications guide; the Tower and SFF variants share the CPU list and chipset but use different chassis, ports and physical dimensions not represented here.

Memory

Slots
2 x SODIMM
Type
DDR4 or DDR5
Speed
DDR4: 3200 MT/s; DDR5: 4800 MT/s
Minimum
4 GB
Maximum
64 GB
Per-slot sizes
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB
Factory configurations
4 GB (1x4, DDR4 only), 8 GB (1x8 or 2x4, DDR4/DDR5), 16 GB (1x16 or 2x8, DDR4/DDR5), 32 GB (1x32 or 2x16, DDR4/DDR5), 64 GB (2x32, DDR4/DDR5)

Storage

M.2 2230 SSD
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4, Class 35, up to 1 TB
Self-encrypting M.2 2230 SSD (Opal)
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4, Class 35, 256 GB
M.2 2280 SSD
PCIe NVMe Gen 4 x4, Class 40, up to 2 TB
Self-encrypting M.2 2280 SSD (Opal)
PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4, Class 40, up to 1 TB
Configurations
Single M.2 SSD (boot); dual M.2 SSD (RAID 0/1 supported with matched drive models)

Graphics

Intel UHD Graphics 730
Shared system memory; i3-12100, i3-12100T, i3-12300, i3-12300T, i5-12400, i5-12400T
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Shared system memory; i5-12500, i5-12500T, i5-12600, i5-12600T, i7-12700, i7-12700T, i9-12900, i9-12900T

Expansion

M.2 SSD
Two M.2 2230/2280 slots
M.2 WLAN
One M.2 2230 slot for the WiFi/Bluetooth card

Networking

Ethernet
Intel I225, 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps, RJ45
Wi-Fi option 1
Intel AX211, up to 2400 Mbps, 2.4/5/6 GHz, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 (6 GHz needs Windows 11)
Wi-Fi option 2
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462, up to 433 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.1
Wi-Fi option 3
MediaTek MT7921, up to 1200 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2

Power

Adapters
90 W (35 W CPU), 130 W (35 W CPU) or 180 W (65 W CPU)
Connector
4.5 x 2.9 mm (90/130 W) or 7.4 x 5.1 mm (180 W)
Input
100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Input current (maximum)
1.50 A (90 W) / 2.50 A (130 W) / 2.34 A (180 W)
Output current (continuous)
4.62 A / 6.70 A / 9.23 A
Rated output voltage
19.50 VDC

Ports

USB (front)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 with PowerShare; 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
USB (rear, 35 W)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1; 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Smart Power On; 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
USB (rear, 65 W)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 with Smart Power On; 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
Audio (front)
Universal audio port; re-tasking line-out/line-in port
Video (rear)
Optional HDMI 2.0b/DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR3)/VGA/PS2/Serial/USB Type-C with DP Alt mode port; 2 x DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR2) for 35 W or 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR2) for 65 W
Network (rear)
1 x RJ-45 Ethernet
Media-card reader
Not supported
Power (rear)
4.5 mm barrel (35 W) or 7.4 mm barrel (65 W)
Security
1 x Kensington lock slot; 1 x padlock ring
Audio controller
Realtek ALC3246-CG, High Definition Audio

Physical

Dimensions
182.00 mm height x 36.00 mm width x 178.00 mm depth (7.17 x 1.42 x 7.00 in)
Weight (35 W)
1.31 kg (2.88 lb)
Weight (65 W)
1.25 kg (2.75 lb)

Management

Hardware security
Kensington security-cable slot; padlock ring; chassis lock slot support; chassis intrusion switch; supply-chain tamper alerts; SafeID with TPM 2.0; smart card keyboard (FIPS); Microsoft Device Guard/Credential Guard (Enterprise SKU); Microsoft Windows BitLocker; local hard-drive data wipe via BIOS (Secure Erase); self-encrypting drives (Opal, FIPS); TPM 2.0; China TPM; Intel Secure Boot; Intel Authenticate

Operating systems

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

Processors

  • Intel Core i3-12100
  • Intel Core i3-12100T
  • Intel Core i3-12300
  • Intel Core i3-12300T
  • Intel Core i5-12400
  • Intel Core i5-12400T
  • Intel Core i5-12500 vPro
  • Intel Core i5-12500T vPro
  • Intel Core i5-12600 vPro
  • Intel Core i5-12600T vPro
  • Intel Core i7-12700 vPro
  • Intel Core i7-12700T vPro
  • Intel Core i9-12900 vPro
  • Intel Core i9-12900T vPro