Compare MSI MPG Trident 3 11th vs Dell Precision 3240 vs Apple Mac mini M2
Variants
M2
M2 Pro
Capacity
Interior Volume
4.72 L
Connectivity
Expansion Slot
1x M.2 PCIe + 1x SATA III 6.0Gbps 2.5"
1x internal 2.5" + 1x half height PCIe x8 Gen3
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
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Optional Wireless, Bluetooth w/ vPro support
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Colors
Silver
Form Factor
Small form factor desktop computer
Small form factor 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
7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
Size | Height
346.25 mm w/o stand
18.81 cm
1.41 inches (3.58 cm)
Size | Width
83.31 mm w/o stand
7 cm
7.75 inches (19.70 cm)
Weight
3.17 kg / 6.99 lbs
1.71 kg
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Audio
5.1 Channel HD Audio with Nahimic audio enhancer (ALC1220)
Integrated Realtek ALC3246 High Definition Audio Codec (2 Channel)
Chipset
Intel H510
Intel W480
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
Operating System
Windows 10, Red Hat 8.2, or Ubuntu 18.04
MacOS
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
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)
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light RGB LED
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x U-DIMMs, up to 64GB
2 SoDIMM slots; Up to 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
2933MHz Non-ECC & ECC DDR4 Memory
Power Supply
230 / 330 W AC adapter
7.4mm 180W or 240W AC adapter (external)
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
Production
Accessory
[Add-in Cards] Thunderbolt 3, Serial port, Parallel port, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 card
Availability
[Quadro RTX 3000] 2020-10
2023-01-17
Debut
2021-05-04
2020-08-25
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
Pros
- Lightweight, compact design
- Solid performance for its size
- Supports up to 10-core Intel Xeon and Nvidia Quadro RTX-class graphics
- Still compact and lightweight
- Reasonable power for its class
- Good port selection + wireless connectivity
- Premium construction
Cons
- Lackluster port selection
- Marginal upgrade
- Somewhat expensive for its power
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