Compare Dell Precision 3240 vs ThinkStation P520

Capacity

Interior Volume
33 L

Connectivity

CPU Socket
FCLGA2066
Expansion Slot
1x internal 2.5" + 1x half height PCIe x8 Gen3
2x Optical drives / 1x optical drive + 2x 3.5" SATA / 2x M.2 SSD removable drive enclosures / other I/O ports + 2x M.2 onboard + 7x via M.2 to PCIe adapter + 6x 3.5" (4 via Flex bay)
PCI Express
2x PCIe 3.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 3.0 x8 + 2x PCIe 3.0 x4 + 1x PCI
Ports
[Front] 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 1x audio jack + 1x audio line in/out | [Rear] 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A with SmartPower + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A + 2x DisplayPort 1.4 1 + Optional Ports
[Front] 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 2x USB 2.0 + 2x PS/2 + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 1x Microphone + 1x Line-in + 1x Line-out + 2x optional USB-C 3.1 Gen2 + 1x optional Thunderbolt 3 + 1x serial | [Rear] 4x USB-C 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Optional Wireless, Bluetooth w/ vPro support
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 4.2 / none

Construction

Colors
Black
Form Factor
ATX desktop computer
Speakers
Internal Speaker; Optional Dell 2.0 stereo speaker systems available and Dell Professional Soundbar AE515M for select flat-panel displays

Dimensions

Size | Depth
17.87 cm
460 mm / 18.1"
Size | Height
18.81 cm
440 mm / 17.3"
Size | Width
7 cm
165 mm / 6.5"
Weight
1.71 kg
24 kg / 52.91 lbs

Function

Audio
Integrated Realtek ALC3246 High Definition Audio Codec (2 Channel)
High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek ALC662 codec
Chipset
Intel W480
Intel C422 chipset
Graphics
1x PCIe x16 Gen 3 up to 75W, NVIDIA Quadro P400, P620, P1000, or RTX 3000
NVIDIA NVS 810 4GB DDR3 / Quadro P400 2GB GDDR5 to P5000 16GB GDDR5X / Quadro RTX 4000 8GB GDDR6 to RTX 8000 48GB GDDR6 / Quadro GP100 16GB HBM2 / Quadro GV100 32GB HBM2
Operating System
Windows 10, Red Hat 8.2, or Ubuntu 18.04
Windows 10 Pro, Ubuntu, or none
Operating Temperature
10⁰ C to 35⁰ C
Optical Disc
Optional 9mm optical drive (DVD-ROM, DVD±RW, or Blu-ray)
Processor
10th-gen Intel Core i3, i5, i7, or i9 or Xeon (up to W-1290 10-core processor with 20M cache)
Intel Xeon W-2100 or W-2200 series processors (up to Xeon W-2295)
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified

Performance

Memory | Capacity
2 SoDIMM slots; Up to 64GB
8x DIMMs, up to 256GB DDR4-2666 w/ Xeon W-2100 series or up to 512GB DDR4-2933 w/ Xeon W-2200 series, 4 channels
Memory | Type
2933MHz Non-ECC & ECC DDR4 Memory
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz ECC
Power Supply
7.4mm 180W or 240W AC adapter (external)
690W / 900W / 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum
Storage
2x M.2 PCIe (1x 22x80 mm, 1x 22x30 mm) + 1x 2.5" SATA
Up to 9x M.2 PCIe SSD + 1x PCIe AIC SSD + 6x SATA HDD

Production

Accessory
[Add-in Cards] Thunderbolt 3, Serial port, Parallel port, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 card
Availability
[Quadro RTX 3000] 2020-10
Debut
2020-08-25
2020

Price

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