Acer Veriton M6650g vs. Dell G5 5000

Comparison and Differences

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Model
Form factorMini TowerMini Tower
CPU optionsIntel Gen7 i3/i5/i7; Pentium; CeleronIntel Gen10 i3/i5/i7/i9;
ChipsetQ270H470
Dedicated GPU *GeForce GTX 1650 SuperGeForce RTX 2080
RAMUDIMM DDR4-2400DIMM DDR4-2666/2933
RAM slots44
RAM speed2400 MT/s2933 MT/s
RAM max64 GB128 GB
USB ports(4x) USB-A 3.0; (4x) USB-A 2.0; USB-A 3.1; USB-C 3.1(5x) USB 3.0 Type A; (4x) USB-A 2.0; USB 3.0 Type C;
Video ports(2x) DisplayPort 1.2; HDMI; VGAN/A
Other portsRJ45; (2x) Mic, Speaker; Line in; Line out; PS/2 portsRJ45; Headset; Mic; Line-Out; Front, side, center, rare outputs;
Optional portsSerial; Parallel: Card readerN.A.
SATA ports53
PCI slotsPCIe 3.0 x16; PCIe 2.0 x1; PCI; PCIe 3.0 x16 (wired x4)PCIe 3.0 x16; PCIe 3.0 x4; PCIe 3.0 x1;
M.2 slotsM.2 2230 (WiFi/BT)M.2 2230 (WiFi/BT); M.2 2230/2280 M-key (PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe);
Drive bays(5x) 2.5/3.5in; 5.25 inch(2x) 2.5in; 3.25in;
PSU300/500 W360/500 W
Weight9.00 kg (19.84 lb)8.20 kg (18.07 lbs)
Released20182020
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* Dedicated GPU warning: Check if your particular power supply model has enough power. Additionally some PSUs don't come with an auxiliary PCIe power connector and you may need to buy a SATA to PCIe power adapter.

Differences between Acer Veriton M6650g and Dell G5 5000

If you are looking for a more modern desktop, then you should go with the Dell G5 5000 which was released in 2020. The Acer Veriton M6650g is older and entered production in 2018.

Both models have the same form factor, meaning reoughtly they have the same phiysical size and form.

Processor

Usually the newer the generation of the CPU, the better the performance and efficiency is. If your budget allows it, you should go with the Dell G5 5000 as it is running a newer generation CPU. This is not to say that Acer Veriton M6650g is bad - it can still run some powerful CPUs, albeit being an older generation.

Memory

Both models have have equal amount of ram slots (4 RAM). Usually two RAM slots are more than enough for most cases. However, the count should be taken into account when planning how much and what combination of RAM you are going to need for your system.

The Dell G5 5000 is using the faster 2933 MT/s RAM. The Acer Veriton M6650g is slower by supporting RAM speeds of up to 2400 MT/s. Additionally, if you will be needing a lot of RAM, better go for the Dell G5 5000 as it has the ability to run 128 GB of RAM. The Acer Veriton M6650g can do a bit less at max 64 GB. Most of the times, this should be sufficient for the majority of users.

Ports

In total the Acer Veriton M6650g has 10 USB ports. The Dell G5 5000 is inferior in this regard and packs 9 USB ports. In any case, if you miss USB ports, you can always purchase a USB hub. Both of the models have USB 3.1 ports which will allow you to exchange data with your peripherals at up to 10Gb/s. This is especially crucial if you are using external drives on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, only the Acer Veriton M6650g has a DisplayPort. The Dell G5 5000 does not have one? Don't worry though, nowadays video adapters are cheap and you can get almost any combination of conversion types.

The Acer Veriton M6650g comes with an HDMI port, while the Dell G5 5000 does not support the interface. Of course missing HDMI port is something that can be easily fixed with a good adapter (e.g. DisplayPort to HDMI).

SATA ports are placed on the system board and it is where you connect your HDD, SSD and Optical Disk Drives. More SATA slots will allow you to have more drives running at the same time. In this regard the Acer Veriton M6650g is better equipped as it comes with 5 SATA slot(s), while the Dell G5 5000 has 3 slot(s).

If you want the fastest transfer speeds for your SSD, an M.2 interface is crucial. Thus, if the M.2 SSD slot is a mandatory requirement for you, go with the Dell G5 5000. Sadly, the Acer Veriton M6650g has no such slot, and you will be forced to use the SATA interface instead.

Make sure that the available M.2 slot supports the PCIe (also called NVMe) interface. This is important as there are M.2 slots which support only the inferior SATA III interface. For comparison, the SATA III interface has max speeds of 6Gb/s, while the PCIe 3.0 x4 will support speeds up to 32Gb/s!

Power Supply

Looking at the Power Supply Unit (PSU) of the two models we don't see any differences. For either of them you get a maximum power of 500 Watts. However be careful, many models have more than one power supply option. When buying your computer, it is a good idea to get a version with the most powerful PSU. This will potentially allow you to upgrade to a more powerful GPU for example.

Motherboard

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