Dell OptiPlex 7090 2020, Core i7-10700, 8GB, 2TB SSD, Black

A business PC with a storage fetish and a RAM problem. Great 2TB SSD, but 8GB of RAM and integrated graphics make it a one-trick pony.

The 2TB SSD is the real star here, landing in the 85th percentile for storage. Boot times and file transfers will feel snappy. But that 8GB of RAM is a bottleneck, sitting in the 10th percentile. Open 30 Chrome tabs and a few Excel sheets and you'll feel it wheeze. The integrated Intel HD Graphics are fine for spreadsheets and video calls, but don't even think about gaming. Our gaming score of 14.8 out of 100 says it all.

Against something like the HP OMEN GT22-3080 or Lenovo Legion Tower 5a, this OptiPlex gets absolutely smoked in gaming and overall performance. Those machines have dedicated GPUs and more RAM. But they're also gaming rigs, not office towers. The OptiPlex's real competition is other refurbished business desktops. In that world, the 2TB SSD is a genuine differentiator, but the 8GB RAM cap hurts. The MSI Aegis ZS2 is a better pick if you want any graphical horsepower.

Without a listed price, it's hard to judge value directly. But the CAD 1,311 listing we found feels steep for 8GB of RAM and integrated graphics. You're paying for the 2TB SSD and the OptiPlex reliability, not raw performance. If you can find this under CAD 900, it starts making sense as an office machine.

The Dell OptiPlex 7090 is a business workhorse that got a weird spec sheet glow-up. Someone stuffed a 2TB SSD into this thing, which is great, but then paired it with 8GB of RAM and integrated graphics. It's like putting racing tires on a minivan. The i7-10700 is a solid 8-core chip for office work, but this config feels lopsided.

If you want to play games, edit video, or run anything graphically intensive, this isn't it. Go grab a Lenovo Legion Tower 5a or HP OMEN instead. If you just need a basic office PC, you can find cheaper refurbished options with 16GB of RAM and a smaller SSD that'll feel faster day to day.

This is a niche machine. If you need a quiet, reliable office PC with a huge SSD and don't care about gaming or heavy multitasking, it works. But for most people, that 8GB of RAM is a dealbreaker. Spend a little more and get 16GB, or look at a machine with a dedicated GPU if you want any flexibility.