Dell Precision 3630 Tower Technical Specifications

System Overview

The Dell Precision 3630 Tower is an expandable, budget-friendly mini-tower workstation designed to handle heavy workloads such as VR content creation, CAD/design, and data analysis.

1. Processor Options (8th & 9th Gen Intel)

• Intel® Xeon® E Processors: E-2100 and E-2200 series (up to 6 Cores, e.g., Xeon E-2286G, E-2174G) with ECC memory support.

• Intel® Core™ i9 / i9K: Up to 9th Gen i9-9900K (8 Cores, 16MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz).

• Intel® Core™ i7 / i7K: 8th/9th Gen (e.g., i7-8700K, i7-9700K).

• Intel® Core™ i5 / i3: 8th/9th Gen series (e.g., i5-8500, i5-9600).

2. Core Logic & Memory

• Chipset: Intel® C246 Chipset.

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

• Memory Type: DDR4 2666MHz Non-ECC & ECC Unbuffered memory.

• Maximum RAM: Up to 64GB (or up to 128GB with later firmware updates/modules, depending on configuration variants).

3. Graphics Options (GPU)

• Integrated: Intel® UHD Graphics 630 / P630.

• NVIDIA Quadro Professional: Support for NVIDIA Quadro P400, P620, P1000, P2000, P4000, P5000, RTX 4000, RTX 5000.

• AMD Radeon Pro: AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100, WX 3100, WX 4100, WX 5100, WX 7100.

4. Storage Architecture

Supports up to 4x storage devices (combination of M.2 NVMe SSDs and 2.5″/3.5″ SATA HDDs).

• M.2 NVMe Slots: Up to 2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD slots directly on the motherboard.

• SATA Ports: 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports.

• RAID Support: Software RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 supported via Intel Rapid Storage Technology.

5. Expansion Slots

• 1x PCIe x16 Gen 3 (Full height)

• 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) for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card

I/O Ports and Connectors

Front Panel Ports

• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A

• 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)

• 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C (10Gbps, Power Delivery support)

• 1x 3.5mm Universal Audio Jack

• 1x SD Card Reader (Optional)

Rear Panel Ports

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

• 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)

• 2x DisplayPort 1.2 (for integrated graphics)

• 1x PS/2 Keyboard port

• 1x PS/2 Mouse port

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

• 1x Serial port (DB9)

• 1x Audio Line-Out port

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: 23.37 lbs (10.6 kg)

Power Supply Units (PSU)

Depending on the graphics card choice, it comes configured with one of the following high-efficiency internal PSUs:

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

• 460W (85% efficient, 80 Plus Bronze)

• 850W (90% efficient, 80 Plus Gold – Required for dual or high-tier GPUs)

Software & Security Features

• Operating Systems: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit), Windows 11 Pro Ready, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Ubuntu® Linux.

• Dell Precision Optimizer (DPO): AI-based software that automatically tunes the workstation to run specific Independent Software Vendor (ISV) applications at the fastest speeds possible.

• Security: Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0), Chassis lock slot, Intel® vPro™ Technology (optional, requires vPro compatible CPU).