Dell Precision 3280 Compact
An ultra-small-form-factor entry workstation on 14th Gen Intel Core (Raptor Lake Refresh) with DDR5 memory and up to an NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada discrete GPU, VESA-mountable behind a display.
Memory
- Slots
- Two DIMM slots
- Type
- DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s, non-ECC or ECC
- Max
- 64 GB (2 × 32 GB)
- Min
- 8 GB
- Per-slot sizes
- 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB
Storage
- Drive bays
- None — boot is from M.2 NVMe SSD only, no SATA HDD option
- M.2
- One M.2 2230 slot for WiFi/Bluetooth; two M.2 2230/2280 Gen4 PCIe NVMe SSD slots (slot 2 requires a heat-sink)
- M.2 SSD
- M.2 2280 Gen4 PCIe NVMe Class 35, 256 GB; Class 40, up to 4 TB; Opal self-encrypting Class 40, up to 1 TB
- RAID
- RAID 0/1 available across the two M.2 slots (not with Intel Optane)
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics 730 (i3-14100) or Intel UHD Graphics 770 (i5/i7/i9), shared system memory, up to three DisplayPort
- Discrete
- NVIDIA T400 4 GB, NVIDIA T1000 8 GB (requires fan duct), NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation 16 GB, NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20 GB — all GDDR6, mini-DP/DP outputs, up to 7680×4320@120 Hz with DSC
Networking
- Ethernet
- Intel I219-LM, 10/100/1000 Mbps, one RJ45 (1 GbE) port
- Wi-Fi option 1
- Intel AX211, up to 2400 Mbps, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E), Bluetooth 5.3
- Wi-Fi option 2
- Qualcomm WCN6856-DBS, up to 3571 Mbps, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E), Bluetooth 5.3
Power
- Adapter
- 180 W AC adapter (option one) or 280 W AC adapter (option two)
- Input
- 180 W: 100-240 VAC; 280 W: 100-120 VAC / 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
- Output
- 19.50 VDC, 9.23 A (180 W) or 14.36 A (280 W)
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) Type-C, 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-A with PowerShare, universal audio port
- Rear
- 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with smart power on, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR2), 1 × RJ45, 1 × optional port (HDMI 2.1/DisplayPort 1.4a HBR3/VGA/USB-C with DP Alt mode)
- Security
- One Kensington security-cable slot
Physical
- Dimensions
- 206.00 × 79.30 × 178.00 mm (H×W×D)
- Weight
- 1.83 kg (4.03 lb) minimum to 2.54 kg (5.59 lb) maximum
Management
- Security
- Kensington security-cable slot, padlock loop, chassis intrusion switch, chassis lock slot, lockable cable covers, supply-chain tamper alerts, SafeID + TPM 2.0 (China TPM option), FIPS smart card keyboard support, Windows Device Guard/Credential Guard (Enterprise SKU), BitLocker, BIOS-level secure erase, self-encrypting Opal/FIPS drives, Intel Secure Boot, Intel Authenticate, Dell SafeBIOS (off-host verification, resilience, recovery, controls)
Operating systems
- Supported
- Windows 11 Home/Pro/Pro National Education/Pro for Workstations (64-bit); Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (64-bit)
Processors
- Intel Core i3-14100
- Intel Core i5-14500
- Intel Core i5-14600
- Intel Core i7-14700
- Intel Core i9-14900