Dell Precision 3640 Tower
Entry-level mini-tower workstation on the Intel W480 chipset (LGA1200) taking 10th Gen Core i3/i5/i7/i9 and Xeon W-1200 CPUs up to 10 cores and 125 W. Aimed at CAD and VR content users who want up to 128 GB ECC or non-ECC memory, two onboard M.2 NVMe slots and a graphics card up to 300 W in a 335 × 177 × 345 mm mini tower.
Memory
- Slots
- 4 DIMM slots
- Type
- DDR4 UDIMM, ECC or non-ECC
- Speed
- 2666 MT/s (Core i3/i5, Xeon W-1250/W-1250P) or 2933 MT/s (Core i7/i9, Xeon W-1270/1270P/1290/1290P)
- Per slot
- 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB
- Minimum
- 8 GB
- Maximum
- 128 GB (4 × 32 GB)
- Note
- Dell recommends 2 or more DIMMs, especially with integrated graphics
Storage
- Drive bays
- Up to 3 × 3.5" or 4 × 2.5" SATA drives
- M.2 (board)
- 2 × M.2 2280: one PCIe x4 NVMe, one PCIe x4 NVMe or SATA (class 40/50 NVMe up to 2 TB)
- M.2 (card)
- 1 more M.2 2280 NVMe on the Dell Ultra-Speed Drive (Zoom2) card in the x4 slot; up to 3 NVMe SSDs total
- 2.5" drives
- SATA HDD 5400 rpm up to 2 TB, 7200 rpm up to 1 TB, 500 GB 7200 rpm FIPS SED
- 3.5" drives
- SATA HDD 5400 rpm 4 TB, 7200 rpm up to 2 TB, 7200 rpm enterprise up to 8 TB
- Slim bay
- 9.5 mm DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW or 6x Blu-ray writer; CAC/PIV reader option; storage matrix also lists a 2.5" slim-line HDD option (DP27)
- Controller
- Intel Rapid Storage Technology, SATA 6 Gb/s, RAID 0/1/5/10 across SATA and NVMe per Dell's RAID matrix; no discrete RAID card option
- Card reader
- SD 4.0 (SDHC/SDXC), push-pull, WORM support; only with the Advanced front I/O
- Maximum
- Up to 30 TB (product page)
- Note
- Ships with only the drive carriers and SATA cables for the ordered drives; extra carriers/cables come as customer kits
Graphics
- Capacity
- Up to 300 W of graphics (product page); PSU limits the GPU: 300 W PSU up to 105 W card, 460 W up to 210 W, 550 W up to 300 W
- Integrated
- Intel UHD 630 (Core) or UHD P630 (Xeon W); 2 × DP 1.4 + optional VGA/HDMI/DP/USB-C port
- Setup guide list
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000, P2200, P1000, P620, P400; AMD Radeon Pro W5700, W5500, WX 3200
- Slot matrix list
- Quadro P400, GT 730, Quadro P620, P1000, Radeon Pro WX 3200, Quadro P2200, Radeon Pro W5500, Quadro RTX 4000, GeForce RTX 2060 Super, Radeon Pro W5700, RTX 2070 Super, Radeon RX 5700 XT, RTX 2080 Super, Quadro RTX 5000, RTX 2080 Ti
- Needs 460 W PSU
- Radeon Pro W5500, Quadro RTX 4000, RTX 2060 Super, Radeon Pro W5700
- Needs 550 W PSU
- RTX 2070 Super, RX 5700 XT, RTX 2080 Super, Quadro RTX 5000, RTX 2080 Ti
- Second card (slot 3)
- P400, GT 730, P620, P1000; WX 3200 and P2200 with 460 W+; W5500 with 550 W+
Expansion
- Slot 1
- PCIe x16 Gen 3, full height; graphics cards always go here first
- PCI
- 1 × 32-bit PCI, full height
- Slot 3
- PCIe x4 Gen 3, full height, open-ended; non-graphics cards go here before slot 1; only slot for the Thunderbolt 3 card; takes one Ultra-Speed Drive (1 × M.2)
- M.2
- 2 × M.2 2280 M-key (storage), 1 × M.2 2230 E-key PCIe x1 (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
- Optional I/O
- Rear daughterboard: VGA, HDMI 2.0, DP 1.4 or USB Type-C with DP Alt mode
- Add-in cards
- Thunderbolt 3, Ultra-Speed Drive, serial + parallel (FH), serial, Intel I210 1GbE, Aquantia AQN-108 5/2.5GbE, Intel X550-T2 dual 10GbE, USB 3.2 Type-C
Networking
- Onboard
- Intel WGI219LM, 10/100/1000 (1 × RJ45)
- Wireless (optional)
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1; Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2
- Add-in NICs
- Intel I210 1GbE, Aquantia AQtion AQN-108 5/2.5GbE, Intel X550-T2 dual 10GbE
Power
- Options
- ATX 300 W Bronze, 300 W Gold, 460 W Gold, 550 W Gold, 1000 W Gold
- Input
- 90-264 VAC, 47-63 Hz; 6 A (1000 W: 12 A at 100-240 V)
- Access
- Hinged PSU with release latches; BIST LED at rear
- Note
- Front I/O option (Standard or Advanced) is tied to the chassis/PSU selection and region
Ports
- Front (Standard I/O)
- 2 × USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (PowerShare), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (PowerShare), headset jack
- Front (Advanced I/O)
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (PowerShare), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (PowerShare), headset jack, SD reader
- Rear
- 2 × USB 2.0 Type-A (Smart Power On), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 2 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 optional video port, RJ45, 2 × PS/2, line-out/line-in
- Audio
- Realtek ALC3246, universal headset jack (CTIA/OMTP), internal speaker
- Security
- Kensington lock slot, padlock loop, cover security screw, cable cover slot
- Note
- PowerShare only works in S3 standby, not S4/S5
Physical
- Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 335.0 × 176.6 × 345.0 mm (13.19 × 6.95 × 13.58 in)
- Weight
- 10.6 kg (23.37 lb), approximate
- Operating temp
- 0-35 °C
- Accessories
- Optional external dust filter and cable covers
Management
- Tools
- Dell Client Command Suite (with VMware Workspace ONE), Dell Optimizer
- Out-of-band
- Intel vPro on 10th Gen Core and Xeon (product page)
- Security
- Intel PTT, chassis intrusion switch (standard), lockable port cover (optional), Absolute (Computrace) BIOS support, Intel SGX, BIOS data wipe, FIPS SED drives, Windows Device Guard/Credential Guard
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 11 Home, Pro, Pro National Academic, Pro for Workstations; Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro National Academic, Enterprise (marked Xeon W only), Pro for Workstations
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS at launch per product page), NeoKylin 10
Processors
- Intel Xeon W-1290P
- Intel Xeon W-1290
- Intel Xeon W-1270P
- Intel Xeon W-1270
- Intel Xeon W-1250P
- Intel Xeon W-1250
- Intel Core i9-10900K
- Intel Core i9-10900
- Intel Core i7-10700K
- Intel Core i7-10700
- Intel Core i5-10600K
- Intel Core i5-10600
- Intel Core i5-10500
- Intel Core i3-10100