Compare MSI MPG Trident 3 11th vs Dell Precision 3240 vs ThinkStation P520

Capacity

Interior Volume
4.72 L
33 L

Connectivity

CPU Socket
FCLGA2066
Expansion Slot
1x M.2 PCIe + 1x SATA III 6.0Gbps 2.5"
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-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone | [Rear] 3x DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 3x Audio jacks + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps)
[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
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Optional Wireless, Bluetooth w/ vPro support
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 4.2 / none

Construction

Colors
Black
Form Factor
Small form factor desktop computer
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
232.57 mm w/o stand
17.87 cm
460 mm / 18.1"
Size | Height
346.25 mm w/o stand
18.81 cm
440 mm / 17.3"
Size | Width
83.31 mm w/o stand
7 cm
165 mm / 6.5"
Weight
3.17 kg / 6.99 lbs
1.71 kg
24 kg / 52.91 lbs

Function

Audio
5.1 Channel HD Audio with Nahimic audio enhancer (ALC1220)
Integrated Realtek ALC3246 High Definition Audio Codec (2 Channel)
High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek ALC662 codec
Chipset
Intel H510
Intel W480
Intel C422 chipset
Graphics
Up to MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 8GB GDDR6
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
Up to Intel Core i7-11700 (Rocket Lake)
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)
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light RGB LED
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified

Performance

Memory | Capacity
2x U-DIMMs, up to 64GB
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
DDR4 3200MHz
2933MHz Non-ECC & ECC DDR4 Memory
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz ECC
Power Supply
230 / 330 W AC adapter
7.4mm 180W or 240W AC adapter (external)
690W / 900W / 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe SSD + 1x 2.5” HDD / SSD
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
2021-05-04
2020-08-25
2020

Price

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