Dell OptiPlex 9020, Core i7-4770, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7-4770
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (17th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
- Q1 202682/100
Buyers praise the Optiplex 9020's speed, SSD, and value as a budget gaming or work PC, with a few noting shipping concerns.
- Good performance and speed, especially for video encoding and gaming (with GPU).
- Great value as a budget gaming PC with SSD, RAM, and compatibility.
- Excellent customer service from vendor, helpful with setup issues.
- Shipping was unreliable for one buyer, though product itself was fine.
- Q2 202082/100
Buyers found this a good base for projects, praising customer service and value. Some concerns were raised about shipping packaging and limited internal storage expansion.
- Great value and ready for business or budget gaming use.
- Excellent customer service and quality refurbished merchandise.
- Good base, but needs GPU/PSU upgrades and has limited storage bays.
- Shipping packaging iffy; would consider another reseller.
Based on 19 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| DisplayPort | 2 Display Ports |
| Wi-Fi | IEEE 802.11n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 9020 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | - | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 9020 | 20.8 | 17.3 | 31.6 | 81.9 | 29.4 | 34.5 | 70 | 77.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.7 | 53.6 | 94.9 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 94.9 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 0 | 70 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 98.5 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.3 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall52.3
- AI/LLM15
- Gaming9.3
- Portability49.2
- Creator15.6
- Business59.4
- Developer38.9
- Home Office57.3
- Workstation32.8
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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