DELL OptiPlex 7080 Micro desktop PC i7-10700T 16GB 256GB

Ultra-compact business desktop

The Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro measures 36 mm wide, 178 mm deep and 183 mm high, weighing 1.30 kg. It is built for offices that need a full Windows 11 Pro workstation in the smallest possible footprint. The tiny chassis still fits an eight-core Intel Core i7-10700T processor and 16 GB of DDR4 memory.

Sustained thermal performance

The 1.4-inch form factor limits cooling capacity, so the CPU runs at a 2.0 GHz base clock and boosts to 4.5 GHz only in short bursts. Under continuous multi-threaded loads the processor will throttle to stay within its thermal envelope, making it suitable for typical office applications but not for prolonged rendering or compute tasks.

Upgrade path and limits

This unit replaces older Micro towers that used 6th- or 7th-generation Intel chips and mechanical hard drives, delivering faster boot and application launch from the 256 GB SSD. The jump is worthwhile when moving from a system with 8 GB of RAM and no solid-state storage. Buyers who need discrete graphics, additional internal drive bays or user-replaceable memory modules should look at larger form factors.