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Dell Dell Pro Slim (QCS1255)

Dell's 2025+ AMD-based slim business desktop (successor to the OptiPlex SFF line), offered with AMD Ryzen 8000G and Ryzen AI 400-series APUs on the AMD PRO 665 chipset, in an 8.5-litre chassis with a slim-optical bay and an optional legacy serial port.

Memory

Slots
Two UDIMM slots
Type
DDR5
Speed
4800 MT/s (Ryzen 8000 series) or 5600 MT/s (Ryzen AI 400 series)
Minimum
8 GB
Maximum
64 GB
Per-slot sizes
8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB
Configurations
Single- or dual-channel; up to 2 x 32 GB dual-channel

Storage

3.5" HDD
SATA AHCI up to 6 Gbps, up to 4 TB
M.2 2230 QLC SSD
PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe up to 64 GT/s, up to 1 TB
M.2 2230 TLC SSD
PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe up to 64 GT/s, up to 1 TB
Optical
9.5 mm 8x slimline DVD-RW (optional), SATA AHCI up to 1.5 Gbps
Primary drive
M.2 solid-state drive

Graphics

Integrated (Ryzen 3/5 8300G-8500G)
AMD Radeon 740M Graphics, shared system memory
Integrated (Ryzen 5 8600G)
AMD Radeon 760M Graphics, shared system memory
Integrated (Ryzen 7 8700G)
AMD Radeon 780M Graphics, shared system memory
Integrated (Ryzen AI 5 435G/440G)
AMD Radeon 840M graphics, shared system memory
Integrated (Ryzen AI 7 450G)
AMD Radeon 860M graphics, shared system memory

Expansion

M.2
1 x M.2 2230 slot (WiFi/Bluetooth combo card); 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot (SSD)
SATA
1 x SATA 3.0 (3.5" HDD); 1 x SATA 3.0 (slimline optical drive)
PCIe
2 x half-height Gen3 PCIe x1; 1 x half-height Gen4 PCIe x16 (wired as x8, lane count varies by processor)

Networking

Ethernet
Realtek RTL8111EPP, 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wi-Fi option 1
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 MT7920, up to 1200 Mbps, 2.4/5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.4
Wi-Fi option 2
MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925, up to 5760 Mbps, 2.4/5/6 GHz, Bluetooth 5.4

Power

Option 1
180 W internal PSU, 80 PLUS Bronze, 90-264 VAC
Option 2
360 W internal PSU, 80 PLUS Platinum, 90-264 VAC

Ports

Front
2 x USB 2.0; 2 x USB 2.0 with SmartPower On; 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Type-C; 1 x global headset jack; optional slim optical drive
Rear
1 x DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR3); 1 x HDMI 2.1 (TMDS); 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps); 1 x RJ45 (1 Gbps); 1 x power-cable connector; padlock ring; Kensington security-cable slot; optional legacy serial port
Optional rear module (mutually exclusive)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), or 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode; plus, on Ryzen 8000-series units, HDMI 2.1 (FRL10)/VGA/DisplayPort 1.4 (HBR3), or on Ryzen AI 400-series units, HDMI 2.1 (FRL12)/VGA/DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR10)

Physical

Dimensions
303.50 x 95 x 293 mm (11.95 x 3.74 x 11.54 in.), H x W x D
Weight
3.908 kg (8.62 lb) minimum - 5.68 kg (12.52 lb) maximum

Management

Physical security
Chassis intrusion switch; chassis lock slot support; Kensington security-cable slot; padlock ring; lockable cable covers
Data protection
TPM 2.0; Microsoft Windows BitLocker; self-encrypting drives (Opal, FIPS); local hard-drive data wipe via BIOS (Secure Erase); Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
Advanced security
Dell SafeID with TPM 2.0; FIPS smart card keyboard; Microsoft Windows Device Guard and Credential Guard (Enterprise SKU); Dell SafeBIOS (Off-host BIOS Verification, BIOS Resilience, BIOS Recovery); supply chain tamper alerts; AMD Secure Processor (PSP); AMD Platform Secure Boot

Operating systems

Windows
Windows 11 Home; Windows 11 Pro; Windows 11 Pro Education
Linux
Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS

Processors

  • AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
  • AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
  • AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8500G
  • AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
  • AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
  • AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
  • AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
  • AMD Ryzen AI 5 435G
  • AMD Ryzen AI 5 440G
  • AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G
  • AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 435G
  • AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440G
  • AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450G