Dell Precision 3680 Tower
Entry-level single-socket LGA1700 mini-tower workstation (Intel W680) for 14th Gen Core i3-i9 CPUs up to 125 W, with up to 128 GB DDR5 (ECC or non-ECC), a PCIe Gen5 x16 graphics slot up to 450 W and up to 28 TB of storage. Dell markets it as its fastest workstation for single-threaded work.
Memory
- Slots
- 4 DIMM
- Type
- DDR5 ECC or non-ECC
- Maximum speed
- 4400 MT/s
- Maximum capacity
- 128 GB
- Speed by configuration
- 4400 MT/s: 1 DIMM per channel (1R/2R); 4000 MT/s: 2 × 1R DIMMs per channel; 3600 MT/s: 2 × 2R DIMMs per channel
- Configurations offered
- 8 GB (1×8, non-ECC) up to 128 GB (4×32, non-ECC or ECC, 3600 MT/s); ECC offered from 16 GB (1×16) to 128 GB (4×32)
Storage
- Primary
- Up to 3 × M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD on the motherboard, plus up to 3 × 3.5" SATA HDD
- Front-accessible bay
- 3.5" SATA HDD behind a lockable door and key, available with specific storage configurations
- Add-in SSD
- Up to 1 additional PCIe SSD on a Dell Precision Ultra-Speed Duo drive card with active cooling
- RAID
- RAID 0/1/5
- HDDs offered
- 1 TB/2 TB 7200 RPM 3.5" SATA; 4 TB 5400 RPM 3.5" SATA; 4 TB/8 TB 7200 RPM enterprise 3.5" SATA (customer-kit only)
- SSDs offered
- 256 GB M.2 2230 Gen4 Class 35; 512 GB-4 TB M.2 2280 Gen4 Class 40; 512 GB/1 TB M.2 2280 Gen4 self-encrypting
- Optical (optional)
- 8x DVD-ROM or 8x DVD+/-RW, 9.5 mm slim
Graphics
- Capacity
- One PCIe Gen5 x16 slot, up to 450 W total for discrete graphics; some cards available in dual configurations
- NVIDIA professional
- RTX 6000 Ada Generation (48 GB), RTX 5000 Ada Generation (32 GB), RTX 4500 Ada Generation (24 GB), RTX 4000 Ada Generation (20 GB), RTX 2000 Ada Generation (16 GB), T1000 (8 GB or 4 GB), T400 (4 GB)
- AMD professional
- Radeon Pro W7900 (48 GB), W7600 (8 GB), W7500 (8 GB), W6400 (4 GB), W6300 (2 GB)
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics 730 (Core i3-14100) or UHD Graphics 770 (all other CPUs)
Expansion
- PCIe x16
- 1 × full-height PCIe Gen5 x16
- PCIe x4 Gen3
- 1 × full-height PCIe Gen3 x4
- PCIe x4 Gen4
- 1 × full-height PCIe Gen4 x4, open-ended
- Add-in cards offered
- Serial port PCIe card, i226 PCIe x1 2.5 GbE NIC card, Thunderbolt 4 PCIe card, Zoom Ultra-Speed card, WLAN external-antenna add-in card
Networking
- Integrated
- RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps (1 GbE)
- Optional 2nd port
- 2.5 GbE RJ45
- Wireless
- Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E WCN6856-DBS 2×2 or Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2×2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3
Power
- PSU options
- 300 W, 500 W or 1000 W internal, 80 PLUS Platinum
- Note
- The 300 W PSU chassis supports only the Standard CPU Air Cooler (65 W CPUs only)
Ports
- Front
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with PowerShare, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) Type-C with PowerShare, universal audio jack, SD card reader
- Rear
- 2 × DisplayPort 1.4a HBR2, 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-C, 2 × USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with SmartPower, RJ45 (1 GbE), audio line-out
- Rear optional
- One of VGA / HDMI 2.0 / DisplayPort++ 1.4a HBR3 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DP Alt mode; 2.5 GbE RJ45
- Security
- Kensington security-cable slot (T-bar), padlock loop, optional lockable cable cover
Physical
- Dimensions
- 372.90 × 173.00 × 420.20 mm (H × W × D)
- Weight
- 7.58 kg minimum, 16.05 kg maximum
- Case color
- Dell Standard Black, breathable hexagon front panel
- Audio
- Realtek ALC3246-CG audio controller; internal stereo speakers optional
Management
- Out-of-band
- Intel vPro / Intel vPro over wireless; Intel Standard Manageability (ISM); DASH via AMT and ISM
- In-band
- Dell Command | Integration Suite for SCCM, Dell Command | Monitor, Dell Command | Configure, Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
- Security
- TPM 2.0 (Intel integrated TPM), Dell SafeBIOS with off-host verification and Indicators of Attack, Dell Secured Component Verification, chassis intrusion switch, SED-capable SATA/NVMe drives
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Pro National Education
- Linux
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Processors
- Intel Core i9-14900K
- Intel Core i9-14900
- Intel Core i7-14700K
- Intel Core i7-14700
- Intel Core i5-14600K
- Intel Core i5-14600
- Intel Core i5-14500
- Intel Core i3-14100