Dell Precision was a line of computer workstations for the likes of professional computer-aided design, architecture, and computer graphics work. They were available in both desktop (tower) and mobile (laptop) forms. Dell touted their Precision Mobile Workstations as "optimised for performance, reliability and user experience."
History
Dell's use of the Precision brand name originated at least as early as 1992 with the Precision 386SX/16 and 386SX/25, though these early systems were not workstations. Dell released its very first workstation in 1997, named the Dell Workstation 400, which notably did not actually carry the Precision name. The Precision brand name was co-opted for use as a workstation line the following year, with the release of the 1998 Dell Precision Workstation 410. Interestingly however, Dell considered their first workstation a member of the Precision family when celebrating the 25 year anniversary of its release in 2022.
In January 2025 Dell announced a major restructuring that saw the demise of the Precision brand, along with others. However the Precision name returned the following year in the form of Dell Pro Precision. (Dell Precision is discontinued but still available used and New Old Stock)
Desktop workstations
Early systems ModelReleaseCPU SocketCPUFSB (MHz)ChipsetMemoryGraphicsPrecision 386SX/251992PQFP-132Intel 80386SX 25 MHz Optional Co-Processor25VLSI2 banks, Fast Page SIMM, Max 16 MBVGAPrecision 386DX/33PGA-132Intel 80386DX 33 MHz Optional Co-Processor33VLSI4 banks, Fast Page SIMM, Max 32 MBVGAPrecision 433i1993Socket 1Intel 80486DX2 66 MHzOPTi4 banks, Max 64 MBVGA
Single processor
Model ReleaseCPU SocketCPU FSB (MHz) Chipset Memory GraphicsPrecision 36802024LGA 170014th gen Core i9, i7, i5, i3Intel W680DDR5 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen5 1x PCIe x4 Gen4
1x PCIe x4 Gen3Precision 79602023LGA 4677Xeon W5-35xx, W7-35xx or W9-35xx (Sapphire Rapids Refresh)N/AIntel W790DDR5 ECC2x PCIe x16 Gen5 2x PCIe x16 Gen4
2x PCIe x8 Gen4
2x PCIe x4 Gen4Precision 78752023sTR5AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 79x5WXN/AAMD PROM21DDR5 ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen5 1x PCIe x16 Gen4Precision 58602023LGA 4677Xeon W3-25xx, W5-25xx or W7-25xx (Sapphire Rapids Refresh)Intel W790DDR5 ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen5 1x PCIe x16 Gen4
1x PCIe x8 Gen4
1x PCIe x4 Gen4Precision 36602022LGA 170013th gen Core i9, i7, i5, i3 12th gen Core i9, i7, i5, i3Intel W680DDR5 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen5, up to 350 W 1x PCIe x4 Gen4
1x PCIe x4 Gen3Precision 36502021LGA 120011th gen Core i9, i7, i5 10th gen Core i3
Xeon W Family (W-1390, W-1370, W-1350)Intel W580DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen4, up to 350 W 1x PCIe x4 Gen3
1x PCI-32Precision 36402020LGA 120010th gen Core i9, i7, i5, i3 Xeon W Family (W-1290, W-1270, W-1250)Intel W480DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 W 1x PCIe x4
1x PCI-32Precision 36302018LGA 11519th gen Core i9(K), i7(K) 8th gen Core i7, i5 and i3
Xeon E Family (Coffee Lake)Intel C246DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 265 W 2x PCIe x4Precision 34302018LGA 11518th gen Core i7, i5 and i3 Xeon E Family (Coffee Lake)DDR41x PCIe x16 1x PCIe x4Precision 58202017LGA 2066Xeon W Family (Skylake-W)N/AIntel C422DDR4 ECC2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 600 WPrecision T36202016LGA 11517th gen Core i7, i5, 6th gen Core i7, i5 and i3; Xeon E3-1200 v5Intel C236DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 150 WPrecision T34202016LGA 11517th gen Core i7, i5, 6th gen Core i7, i5 and i3; Xeon E3-1200 v5Intel C236DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 50 WPrecision T58102014LGA 2011-3Xeon E5-1600 v3, select Xeon E5-2600 v3QPI (optional)Intel C612DDR4 ECC2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 WPrecision T36102013LGA 2011Xeon E5-1600 v2 or E5-2600 v2 seriesQPIIntel C602DDR3 ECC or Non-ECC2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 WPrecision T36002012LGA 2011Xeon E5-1600 or E5-2600 series5.0 to 8.0 GT/s QPIIntel C600DDR3 ECC or Non-ECC2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 W Precision T35002009LGA 1366 Xeon 3500, 5500 or 5600 series 4.8 or 6.4 GT/s QPIManuels pc-wholesale.com Intel X58 DDR3 ECC or Non-ECC 2 × PCIe x16 Gen 2, up to 150 W Precision T34002007LGA 775 Core 2 (Duo or Quad or Extreme) 1066 or 1333 Intel X38 DDR2 ECC or Non-ECC 2 × PCIe x16 Gen 2, up to 300 WPrecision T17002013LGA 1150/Socket H3Xeon E3-1200 v3, 4th gen Core i7 and i5Intel C226DDR3 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 3 up to 150 W(SFF model: low-profile card up to 50 W)Precision T16502012LGA 1155/Socket H2Xeon E3-1200 v2, 3rd gen Core i5 and i7, or 2nd generation Core i3Intel C216DDR3 ECC or Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 3 up to 75 WPrecision T16002011LGA 1155/Socket H2Xeon E3-1200 2nd gen Core i5 and i7Intel C206DDR3 ECC or Non-ECC2x PCIe x16 Gen 2 up to 75 WPrecision T15002009LGA 1156/Socket H11st gen Core i7, i5, and i3Intel H57DDR3 Non-ECC1x PCIe x16 Gen 2 up to 75 W Precision 3902006LGA 775 Core 2 (Duo or Quad or Extreme) 800 or 1066 Intel 975 DDR2 ECC PCIe Precision 3802005LGA 775 Pentium 4 or Pentium D or Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 800 or 1066 Intel 955 DDR2 ECC PCIe Precision 370Dell Precision Workstation 3702004LGA 775 Pentium 4 800 Intel 925 DDR2 400 Non-ECC or 533 ECC PCIe Precision 3602003Socket 478 Pentium 4 800 Intel 875 DDR333 or DDR400 ECC AGP 8X Precision 350Dell Precision™ Workstation 350 User's Guide2002Socket 478 Pentium 4 400 or 533 Intel 850E Rambus PC800 & PC1066 AGP 4X Precision 340Dell Precision™ Workstation 340 User's Guide2002Socket 478 Pentium 4 400 or 533 Intel 850E Rambus PC800 AGP 4X Precision 330Dell Precision™ Workstation 330 User's Guide2001Socket 423Pentium 4 400 Intel 850 Rambus PC600 & PC800AGP Pro
Single processor, All-In-One form factor Model ReleaseCPU Chipset Memory GraphicsScreenPrecision 572020177th gen Core i7, i5, 6th gen Core i7, i5 and i3; Xeon E3-1200 v5 or E3-1200 v6Intel C236DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC (4 slots)AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (8 GB GDDR5) or Radeon Pro WX 4150 (4 GB GDDR5)27" 3840×2160 IPS
Dual processor, desktop form factor Model ReleaseCPU FSB (MHz) Chipset Memory Port Bus Precision 4902006 Xeon Dual-Core 5100 or Quad-Core 5300 Series 64-bit 1066 or 1333 Intel 5000x DDR2 ECC FB-DIMM (Quad Channel) 2 × PCIe x16 Precision 4702005 Xeon Single or Dual-core 64-bit 800 Intel E7525 DDR2 PCIe Precision 4502003Xeon 533 Intel E7505 DDR, 3 mega flex max 8 GB ECC unbuf AGP Pro Precision 2101998Dual Pentium II/III Slot 1100Intel 440BXPC 100 SDRAM, Low Density Unbuffered ECC or Non ECC, Max 512 MBAGP 2x
Dual processor, tower form factor
Model Release CPU Socket CPU FSB (MHz) Chipset Memory Max. memory Graphics USBPrecision 79202017 Dual LGA 3647 Xeon Scalable Processors Family UPIIntel C621DDR4 ECC 1.5/3 TB4x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 750 W USB 3.1Precision 79102014 Dual LGA 2011-3 Xeon E5-2600 v4QPIIntel C612DDR4 ECC 1 TB4x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 675 W USB 3.1Precision T76102013 Dual LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 v2QPIIntel C602DDR3 ECC RDIMM ECC (Quad Channel)256 GB or 512 GB3x PCIe x16 Gen3, up to 675 W USB 3.0Precision T76002012 Dual LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 family 64-bit, up to eight-cores QPI Intel C600 DDR3 ECC RDIMM (Quad Channel) 512 GB 3 × PCIe x16 Gen 2 or Gen 3, up to 675 W USB 3.0Precision T75002009 Dual LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 or 5600 series 64-bit, up to six-cores QPI Intel 5520 DDR3 ECC RDIMM or DDR3 ECC Unbuffered DIMM (Three-channels) (unbuf = lower max mem) 96 or 192 GB with riser cards 2 × PCIe x16 Gen 2, up to 225 W USB 2.0Precision T74002007 Dual LGA 771 Xeon Dual-core 5200 or Quad-Core 5400 series 64-bit 1333 or 1600 Intel 5400 DDR2 FB-DIMM (Quad Channel) 64 or 128 GB with riser cards 2 × PCIe x16 (SLI compatible), up to 225 W USB 2.0Precision 78202017Dual LGA 3647 Xeon Scalable Processors FamilyUPIIntel C621DDR4 ECC 384 GB2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 500 W (300 W with dual CPU) USB 3.1Precision T78102014 Dual LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 v4QPIIntel C612DDR4 ECC 256 GB2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 W USB 3.0Precision T56102013 Dual LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 v2QPIIntel C602RDIMM ECC 128 GB2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 W USB 3.0Precision T56002012Dual LGA 2011Xeon E5-2600 family 64-bit, up to eight-coresQPIIntel C600DDR3 ECC RDIMM (Quad Channel)128 GB2x PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 300 WUSB 3.0 Precision T55002009 Dual LGA 1366 Xeon 5500 series 64-bit, up to four-cores or Xeon 5600 series 64-bit, up to six-coresQPI Intel 5520 DDR3 ECC RDIMM or DDR3 ECC Unbuffered DIMM (Three-channels) (unbuf = lower max mem) 48 or 72 GB with riser card 2 × PCIe x16 Gen 2 (SLI compatible) USB 2.0 Precision T54002007 Dual LGA 771 Xeon Dual-core 5200 or Quad-Core 5400 series 64-bit 1333 Intel 5400 DDR2 FB-DIMM (Quad Channel 256 bit) 32 GB 2 × PCIe x16 Gen 2 (SLI compatible) USB 2.0 Precision 6902006 Dual LGA 771 Xeon Dual-core X5100 or Quad-Core X5300 series 64-bit 1066 or 1333 Intel Greencreek 5000x DDR2 FB-DIMM (Quad Channel) 64 GB with and without riser cards PCIe (SLI compatible with dual PCIe riser card & backplate) USB 1.1 / 2.0 Precision 670Insight dell.com2005 Dual Socket 604 Xeon Single-core (Nocona, Irwindale) or Xeon dual-core (Paxville) 64-bit 800 Intel E7525 DDR2-400 ECC 16 GB PCIe USB 2.0 Precision 650SS_PWS_650_093003.qxd2002 Dual Socket 604 Xeon (NetBurst - Prestonia (C1 Stepping) 65 W) 533 Intel E7505 DDR-266 - ECC or non-ECC (Standard) 4 GB AGP Pro110 (8x) USB 2.0 Precision 5302001 Dual Socket 603 Xeon (Pentium 4 based) 400 Intel 860 Rambus PC600 or PC800 2 or 4 GB with riser cards AGP Pro110 (4x) USB 1.1 Precision 6202000Dual Slot 2 Xeon (Pentium III based) 133 Intel 840 Rambus PC800 RDRAM 3 GBAGP Pro USB 1.1 Precision 4202000 Dual Slot 1Pentium III Rambus PC800 RDRAM 2 GB AGP Pro110 (4x) USB 1.1 Precision 2202000 Dual Slot 1Pentium III 100 or 133 Intel 820 Rambus RDRAM 1 GB AGP 4X USB 1.1 Precision 6101999 Dual Slot 2 Intel Xeon (Pentium II or III based) 100 Intel 440GX PC100 SDRAM 2 GB AGP USB 1.1 Precision 410 MT1998Dual Slot 1 Intel Pentium II or III Intel 440BX 1 GB AGP USB 1.1Precision 2101998Dual Slot 1PC100 SDRAM, Low Density Unbuffered, ECC or Non-ECC512 MBAGP 2xUSB 1.1
Rack-mounted Model Release CPU Socket CPU FSB (MHz) Chipset Memory Max. memory Graphics USB Precision 7920 Rack2017 Dual LGA 3647 Xeon Scalable Processor family, up to 28-cores UPI Intel C621 DDR4 ECC RDIMM (Quad Channel) 1.5/3.0 TB Up to 3 × PCIe x16 Gen 3, up to 900 W USB 3.1 Precision Rack 79102014 Dual LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 family 64-bit, up to 18-cores QPI Intel C612 DDR4 ECC RDIMM (Quad Channel) 768 GB Up to 3 × PCIe x16 Gen 2 or Gen 3, up to 600 W USB 3.0 Precision R7610Dell Precision™ WorkStation R7610 Owners Manual2013 Dual LGA 2011 Xeon E5-2600 family 64-bit, up to 8-cores QPI Intel C600 DDR3 ECC RDIMM (Quad Channel) 256 GB Up to 3 × PCIe x16 Gen 2 or Gen 3, up to 600 W USB 2.0 Precision R5500Dell Precision™ WorkStation R5500 Setup Guide2011 Dual LGA 1366 Xeon 5600 series 64-bit, up to 6-cores QPI Intel 5520 DDR3 FB-DIMM (Quad Channel) 192 GB 2 × PCIe x16 USB 2.0 Precision R54002010 Dual LGA 771 Xeon Dual-core 5200 or Quad-core 5400 series 64-bit 1333 Intel 5400 DDR2 ECC FB-DIMM 32 GB 2 × PCIe x16 USB 2.0 Precision Rack 39302017 Single LGA 1151 Xeon E family 64-bit, up to 6-cores QPI Intel C248 DDR4 ECC RDIMM (dual Channel) 64 GB Up to 2 × PCIe x16 Gen 2 or Gen 3, up to 600 W USB 3.0
Mobile workstations +Dell Precision laptops (2001–2024)Type200120022003-200420052006200720082009-2010201120122013-20142015-2016201720182019202020212022202320244:3 screens16:1014.1"MainstreamM2054705480549015/16""M40M505550556055705680569017.3"57505760577016"Ultimate7670768017.3"7770778016:10 screens16:9 screens14"MainstreamM2300M240034703480349015.4"15.6"UltrabookM3800Entry-level, advanced CPU354135513561357135813591Entry-levelM2800351035203530354035503560357035803590Mainstream5510552055305540replaced by 16:10 lineUltimateM60M65M70M4300M4400M4500M4600M4700M4800751075207530754075507560replaced by16" line17.3"M90M6300M6400M6500M6600M6700M6800771077207730774077507760replaced by16:10 line
3000, 5000, 7000 Series (2015–current)