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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