Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Dell OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500 vs Dell Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500

144specifications compared
16differ
128identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Internal memory
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:4 GB
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:8 GB
Maximum internal memory
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:16 GB
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:64 GB
Internal memory type
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:DDR3L-SDRAM
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:1 x 4 GB
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:2 x 4 GB
Memory slots
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:2x DIMM
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:4x DIMM
Memory clock speed
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:1600 MHz
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:2133 MHz
Optical drive type
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:DVD Super Multi
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:No
Product type
- OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:PC
- Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500:Workstation

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Comparison of 3040, 3420
184 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex 3040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500 Model 3040 View product	B Dell Precision 3420 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6500 Model 3420 View product
Processoridentical
FSB ParityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Memory6 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	No
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® C236
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers	1	0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	2
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Number of 2.5" baysDiffers	1	2
Softwareidentical
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Windows 10 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-x, VT-d
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	92.6 mm	92.7 mm
DepthDiffers	292 mm	292.1 mm
WeightDiffers	4.48 kg	5.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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