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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