actually cooler in 7010 SFF is different from 7020 SFF. 7020 uses standard Dell pancake style heatsink ubiquitous and interchangeable in MT. 7010 uses a blower style cooler. 7010/7020 SFF chassis are identical in dimensions.  Just be careful that in 7010 there is also a DT model between MT and SFF.  Some people call the DT model SFF incorrectly.  In 7020 Dell got rid of DT.  Only MT/SFF offered. [IMAGE] [IMAGE]     video: [URL]~en/documents~esupport-optiplex-7010-sff-heatsink-processor-en.asp [URL]
Hello, I just got Optiplex 7020 SFF with i5-4570 and I've got a question. SFF variant doesn't have any holes on the side panel. Than won't 7010 SFF's cooler make CPU cooler than one mounted originally in 7020? Mounting points should be same, as it's standard Intel, backplate is probably same (and if not I have one from 7010 DT with CPU bracket available). As I look at the back of 7010 SFF and 7020 SFF I feel they are identical (except IO), so there is place for 7010's cooler.
Dell 7010 SFF's cooler in 7020 SFF