Dell Precision 3650 Tower Technical Specifications

System Overview

The Dell Precision 3650 Tower is a versatile, high-performance workstation featuring scalable storage, PCIe Gen 4 support, and advanced cooling designs tailored for heavy-duty engineering, 3D rendering, and data manipulation.

1. Processor Options (10th & 11th Gen Intel)

• Intel® Xeon® W Processors: 11th Gen W-1300 series (up to 8 Cores / 16 Threads, e.g., Xeon W-1390, W-1370) with ECC memory support.

• Intel® Core™ i9 / i9K: 11th Gen series (up to 8 Cores, 16MB Cache, e.g., i9-11900K up to 5.3 GHz).

• Intel® Core™ i7 / i7K: 11th Gen series (up to 8 Cores, e.g., i7-11700K).

• Intel® Core™ i5 / i3: 11th Gen series (e.g., i5-11600, i3-11100).

• Note: System also maintains backward compatibility with select 10th Gen Intel Core processors.

2. Core Logic & Memory

• Chipset: Intel® W580 Workstation Chipset.

• Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots (Dual-channel).

• Memory Type:

  • DDR4 2933MHz (with 10th Gen CPUs) or 3200MHz (with 11th Gen CPUs).

  • Supports both ECC Unbuffered (Xeon) and Non-ECC (Core) modules.

• Maximum RAM: Up to 128GB (4 x 32GB DIMMs).

3. Graphics Options (GPU)

• Integrated: Intel® UHD Graphics 730 / 750 / P750 (Intel Iris Xe architecture variants depending on CPU).

• NVIDIA RTX / Quadro Professional: NVIDIA Quadro P400, P620, P1000, P2200; NVIDIA RTX A2000, RTX A4000, RTX A5000, RTX A6000.

• AMD Radeon Pro: AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100, WX 3200, W5500, W5700, W6600, W6800.

• Consumer GPUs: Optional support for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / 3070 / 3080 / 3090 (requires high-wattage PSU configurations).

4. Storage Architecture

Features comprehensive expansion capacity supporting up to 3x M.2 NVMe SSDs and up to 3x 3.5″ SATA HDDs (or 4x 2.5″ SATA drives).

• M.2 NVMe Slots:

  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4 slot (enabled only with 11th Gen CPUs).

  • 2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots.

• SATA Ports: 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports.

• RAID Support: Intel Rapid Storage Technology SATA/PCIe RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.

5. Expansion Slots

• 1x PCIe x16 Gen 4 (Full height, runs at Gen 4 speeds only when an 11th Gen CPU is installed)

• 1x PCIe x4 Gen 3 (Full height, open-ended)

• 1x PCIe x1 Gen 3 (Full height)

• 1x PCI (Legacy, Full height)

• 1x M.2 slot (2230) dedicated for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card

I/O Ports and Connectors

Front Panel Ports

• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A

• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)

• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C (20Gbps, with Power Delivery)

• 1x 3.5mm Universal Audio Jack

• 1x SD Card Reader (Optional)

• 1x Optical Disc Drive (Optional slimline 9.5mm)

Rear Panel Ports

• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A (with SmartPower On support)

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10Gbps)

• 2x DisplayPort 1.4 (for integrated graphics)

• 1x PS/2 Keyboard port

• 1x PS/2 Mouse port

• 1x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (Intel i219-LM)

• 1x Audio Line-Out port

• 1x Optional Port (Can be configured for VGA / HDMI 2.0b / DP 1.4a / USB Type-C Alt Mode / 2.5GbE RJ-45 networking)

• 1x Serial port (Optional DB9)

Dimensions, Weight & Power

Chassis Dimensions

• Height: 13.19 inches (33.50 cm)

• Width: 6.95 inches (17.66 cm)

• Depth: 13.58 inches (34.50 cm)

• Starting Weight: 18.74 lbs (8.5 kg) / Maximum Weight: 25.79 lbs (11.7 kg)

Power Supply Units (PSU)

Internal, custom-formed, high-efficiency options:

• 300W (85% efficient, 80 Plus Bronze)

• 460W (90% efficient, 80 Plus Gold)

• 550W (90% efficient, 80 Plus Gold)

• 1000W (92% efficient, 80 Plus Platinum)