Dell Precision 7770

17.3-inch Precision 7000-series mobile workstation of 2022 with 55 W 12th Gen Intel Core HX vPro processors, DDR5 in either a single CAMM (up to 128 GB) or two SODIMMs (up to 64 GB, ECC option), four Gen 4 M.2 SSD slots and NVIDIA RTX A1000-A5500 or GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics on a removable GPU card. Dell's store now lists it as discontinued.

Memory

Type

DDR5, either one CAMM (Compression Attached Memory Module) or SODIMMs on a memory interposer board

SODIMM slots

2 SODIMM connectors (JDIMM1/JDIMM2, per the Statement of Volatility) for the SODIMM configuration, which uses a memory interposer board

Speed

4800 MT/s; the 128 GB CAMM runs at 3600 MT/s

Maximum

128 GB (1 × 128 GB CAMM); 64 GB with SODIMMs (2 × 32 GB)

Minimum

16 GB CAMM or 8 GB SODIMM

Factory configurations

16, 32 or 64 GB single CAMM (DDR5-4800, non-ECC); 128 GB CAMM (DDR5-3600, non-ECC); SODIMM: 1 × 8 GB, 2 × 8 GB, 2 × 16 GB or 2 × 32 GB non-ECC, 1 × 16 GB or 2 × 16 GB ECC (DDR5-4800)

ECC

ECC available only as SODIMM (16 GB and 32 GB configurations)

Switching type

A CAMM system becomes a SODIMM system by fitting the memory interposer board, and vice versa by removing it

CAMM channels

Spec sheet: DDR5 CAMM has four 32-bit channels, which Dell says meets or exceeds dual channel

Storage

M.2 slots

Four M.2 SSD slots; one takes M.2 2230 or 2280, the other three M.2 2280 only

Fill order

Dell's storage matrix fills slot 6 first, then slot 4 (the 2230/2280 slot), then slot 5, then slot 3

M.2 2230

Class 35, PCIe NVMe Gen 4 x4, 256 GB

M.2 2280

Class 40, PCIe NVMe Gen 4 x4, up to 4 TB

Self-encrypting

M.2 2280 Class 40 SED, PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 x4, up to 1 TB (Opal 2.0)

RAID

Intel Rapid Storage Technology; RAID with more than one drive (spec sheet: up to 16 TB over 4 M.2 slots, RAID 10 support)

SSD door

Optional SSD access door in the base cover (models without it: remove the base cover)

Card reader

SD card slot (SD, SDHC, SDXC)

Graphics

Integrated

Intel UHD Graphics (shared system memory); 3 external displays with the panel on, 4 with it off

Discrete: NVIDIA RTX A1000

4 GB GDDR6

Discrete: NVIDIA RTX A3000

12 GB GDDR6

Discrete: NVIDIA RTX A4500

16 GB GDDR6

Discrete: NVIDIA RTX A5500

16 GB GDDR6

Discrete: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

16 GB GDDR6

Discrete: AMD Radeon RX6500 (as Dell names it)

4 GB GDDR6; Dell lists two DisplayPort 1.4 for this GPU (one for the NVIDIA GPUs)

Spec sheet GPUs

The Precision 7770 spec sheet lists only the RTX A1000, A3000, A4500 and A5500

Form

Discrete GPU on a separate GPU card with its own power cable and heat sink (service manual)

NVIDIA display modes

MS Hybrid or Direct Output Mode: 4 external displays with the panel on; Discrete mode: 3; 4 with the panel off

HDMI

HDMI 2.0a on integrated-graphics systems, HDMI 2.1 on discrete-GPU systems

DisplayPort

DisplayPort 1.4 over both Thunderbolt 4 ports and the USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port

Expansion

M.2 SSD

Four M.2 SSD slots (one 2230/2280, three 2280)

M.2 WLAN

One M.2 WLAN slot

M.2 WWAN

One M.2 WWAN slot (DW5930e 5G option); nano-SIM slot, 4FF (internal)

GPU

Discrete graphics on a removable GPU card

Smart card

Optional contacted smart card reader slot on the left side

Networking

Ethernet

Intel i219-LM, 10/100/1000 Mbps, RJ45

Wi-Fi

Intel AX211, Wi-Fi 6E 2x2, up to 2400 Mbps, 2.4/5/6 GHz (6 GHz only under Windows 11), Bluetooth 5.2

WWAN (optional)

Dell DW5930e, Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 (SDX55) 5G, up to 3 Gbps DL / 250 Mbps UL (NR / LTE Cat 20); GNSS: GPS and GLONASS

NFC

Optional contactless smart card reader with NFC (Dell ControlVault 3)

Power

Adapters

180 W or 240 W AC adapter, 7.4 mm barrel (19.5 V; 9.23 A / 12.30 A)

Adapter size

180 W: 22 × 66 × 130 mm; 240 W: 22 × 66 × 143 mm

USB-C input

Thunderbolt 4 ports accept power: 130 W from one Type-C source, 210 W combined (105 W per port) from a dual Type-C source

Port output

Thunderbolt 4: 15 W (22.5 W combined); USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C: 15 W; USB-A PowerShare: 7.5 W; other USB-A: 4.5 W

Ports

Thunderbolt

2 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 Type-C, 40 Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4, power in (left side)

USB-C

1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10 Gbps) with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt Mode (right side)

USB-A

1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (left), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare (right)

Video

1 × HDMI 2.0a (integrated graphics) / HDMI 2.1 (discrete graphics)

Network

1 × RJ45

Audio

Universal audio jack; Realtek ALC711-VD, four speakers (2 tweeters + 2 woofers, 2 W each average, 2.5 W peak) with ALC1319D amplifier, dual digital-array microphones

Card slots

SD card; optional smart card reader; nano-SIM (WWAN models)

Power

7.4 mm barrel DC-in

Security

Wedge-shaped lock slot

Display

FHD WVA

17.3" 1920×1080, 60 Hz, 500 nits, 99% DCI-P3, 1000:1 typical, anti-glare, non-touch, ComfortView Plus (low blue light)

UHD WVA WLED

17.3" 3840×2160, 120 Hz, 500 nits, 99% DCI-P3, 1200:1 typical, anti-glare, non-touch, ComfortView Plus

Size

17.3" (438.16 mm), 16:9; 127 ppi (FHD) or 255 ppi (UHD)

Camera

FHD (1080p30) RGB, or FHD RGB + IR with proximity sensor; privacy shutter

Battery

Options

6-cell 83 Wh (ExpressCharge 2.0) or 6-cell 93 Wh (ExpressCharge and ExpressCharge Boost), Li-ion, 11.55 V

Fast charge

ExpressCharge Boost: 0-35% in about 20 minutes; Dell lists 0-35% in about 20 minutes for ExpressCharge 2.0 too

Charge time

About 2 hours (Express charge) or 3 hours (Standard)

Coin cell

Supported

Physical

Dimensions

398.00 × 265.02 mm; 25.95 mm (front) to 26.70 mm (rear) thick; spec sheet peak height 28.50 mm

Weight

From 3.02 kg (6.66 lb) per the Setup and Specifications (spec sheet: 3.01 kg)

Keyboard

Backlit or non-backlit, spill-resistant, 99 keys (US), 19.05 × 18.05 mm key pitch

Touchpad

115 × 80 mm Precision touchpad, no buttons

Colour

Aluminum Titan Grey

Operating environment

0-35 °C, 10-90% RH, up to 3048 m

Regulatory model

P115F (type P115F001)

Management

vPro

All three processors are vPro parts

TPM

Discrete TPM 2.0, FIPS 140-2 and TCG certified

Authentication

Fingerprint reader in the power button (ControlVault 3), contacted smart card and contactless smart card / NFC (ControlVault 3), IR camera for Windows Hello

Tamper

Chassis intrusion detection, battery removal detection, RPMC SPI flash, SPI flash tamper detection

Sensors

Ambient light, accelerometer (lap/desk thermal mode), Hall effect, sensor hub, proximity for WWAN SAR

BIOS flash

32 MB + 16 MB SPI (Statement of Volatility)

Dell tools

Dell Command | Configure, Monitor, Update, Deploy, PowerShell Provider; Dell Optimizer for Precision; Intel Rapid Storage Technology

Operating systems

Windows 11

Windows 11 Pro, Pro National Education, Home

Windows 10

Home, Pro, Enterprise, Pro Education, Pro China as factory-installed downgrades with a Windows 11 Pro licence

Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6; Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Processors

• Intel Core i5-12600HX
• Intel Core i7-12850HX
• Intel Core i9-12950HX