Detailed Specs Comparison

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC vs. Dell Precision 3450 SFF

Here is a side by side comparison between ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC and Dell Precision 3450 SFF specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 22, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake Processors. Intel® B560 Chipset Up to 65W Intel Core i9-11900 (8 cores, 16 threads, 16MB Cache, Up to 5.2 GHz) Up to 128GB of 3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 (8GB GDDR6) Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 (6GB GDDR6) Up to 700W 80+ Bronze PSU 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA ports ASUS Lumiwiz LED indicators - Embedded in the front chassis, which illuminates a pair of light bars to indicate the status of the CPU, VGA, and more. ProArt Creator Hub - is your personal portal for monitoring your PD5’s status, personalizing settings, or optimizing your workflow. ISV Certified - To ensure ProArt Station PD5 works as expected with professional applications from the world’s leading software companies. More Built-in handle for mobility Physical latch for the power button Tool-free HDD tray for easy upgrade Dolby Atmos® support ASUS AI noise-canceling technology Wi-Fi 6	Intel® W580 Chipset Supports 10th and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i9-11900 (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to 80W Intel® Xeon® W-1390 (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX P1000 with 4GB GDDR5. Up to AMD® Radeon™ Pro WX3200 with 4GB GDDR5. Up to 64GB 3200MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory. Up to 128GB 2933MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DD4 memory. Up to 3 x 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. Up to 300W 80 Plus Platinum with 92% Efficiency.

Availability	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on September 2, 2021	Announced on May 10, 2021.
Pricing		Starting at $1,079.00 i5-10505 \| 8GB \| 256 SSD
Applicable Models	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 PD500TC

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 Price
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black By ASUS $1,049.99 Was: $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black (Renewed) By ASUS $1,049.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt Display 27” 4K HDR Professional Monitor (PA279CRV) - IPS, UHD (3840 x 2160), 99% DCI-P3/Adobe RGB, ΔE < 2, Calman Verified, USB-C PD 96W, DisplayPort, Daisy-Chain, Height Adjustable By ASUS $419.00 Was: $469.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3450 SFF Price
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $799.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $1,899.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5060 SFF Desktop Computers Windows 11, Intel 6-Core i7-8700, 32GB DDR4 Ram, 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, Wireless Wi-Fi 6e AX210, HDMI Small Form Factor PC, ONLY by Titan ITAD(Renewed), Black By Dell $419.98	See at Amazon

Exterior	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Size Comparison
Dimensions	16.05 x 16.42 x 7.09” (407.6 x 417 x 18 mm)	11.53” x 11.12” x 3.65” (292.8 x 290 x 92.6 mm)
Weight	22.05 lbs. (10.0 kg)	9.88 ~ 13.131 lbs. (4.48 ~ 5.956 kg)
Colors	Black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Wireless optical mouse Wired optical mouse Wireless keyboard Wired keyboard	Keyboard Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English No Keyboard Mouse Dell Wired Mouse MS3220 - Black Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 (Black) Dell Wired Mouse with Fingerprint Reader No Mouse
Ports	Front 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x 2-in-1 SD/MMC card reader 1 x Combo audio jack 3.5mm Rear 6 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ E3000 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet 2 x PS2 3 x Audio port 7.1 channel audio	Front 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with PowerShare. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) 1 x SD Card Reader v4.0 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 6 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power On. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio Jack Re-tasking Line out/Line in audio port. 2 x PS/2 1 x Serial port 1 x Optional Port VGA, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, or USB-C with DP-Alt mode. 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Form Factor	Mid Tower	Small Form Factor (SFF)
Power Supply	550W 80+ Bronze peak 550W 550W 80+ Gold peak 550W 700W 80+ Bronze peak 750W	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives		8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive

Internal Specs	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Chipset	Intel® B560 Chipset	Intel® W580 Chipset
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 6C/12T, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8C/16T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 10C/20T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600 6C/12T, 2.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350 6C/12T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370 8C/16T, 2.90 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390 8C/16T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR NVIDIA RTX™️ A2000 - 6GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® Quadro® P400 - 2GB GDDR5 P630 - 3GB GDDR5 P1000 - 4GB GDDR5 AMD® Radeon™ 550 - 2GB GDDR5 540 - 4GB GDDR5 Pro WX2100 - 2GB GDDR5 Pro WX3200 - 4GB GDDR5
Memory	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200MHz Memory Per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 memory.	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Memory Slots: 4 x DIMM slots Memory Type: ECC and Non-ECC Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory. Memory Speed: 2666 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/Xeon W-1250 processors. 2933 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon W-1270/W1290 processors. 3200 MHz For 11th Generation Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon W-1350/W-1370/W1390 processors. Memory Size per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 4.0, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height SATA 6 x SATA slots For HDD and SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For NVMe PCIe SSD	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 4 x16, Half-height 1 x PCIe x4 slot PCIe Gen 3 x4, Half-height SATA 3 x SATA slots 2 x SATA 3.0 slot for 3.5-inch/2.5-inch hard drive 1 x SATA 2.0 slot for slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2280 slot For SSD. 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane.

Connectivity	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.2 Wi-Fi 6 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	Qualcomm QCA61x4a Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2 No Wireless LAN Card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 Optional
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
OS	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Home, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, 64-bit Windows 10 Home, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Red Hate Enterprise Linux 8.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit
Built-in Apps	ProArt Creator Hub My ASUS Office 30-day Trial	Dell Optimizer for Precision Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Audio	Audio controller High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio External Ports 1 x Combo audio port Front 3 x Audio ports 7.1 channel audio	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel High Definition Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).

Misc	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Security	BIOS Booting User Password Protection HDD User Password Protection and Security McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
In the box	Optional Wireless optical mouse Wired optical mouse Wireless keyboard Wired keyboard 3.5" HDD assembly kit
Warranty		3-Year Basic Onsite Service

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC vs. Dell Precision 3450 SFF

The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC and the Dell Precision 3450 SFF were released in the same year, 2021. The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Dell Precision 3450 SFF has a mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-height graphics card.

Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.

For ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, you have options to configure it with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11500 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While Dell Precision 3450 SFF has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10105 up to a 80W 8-core Intel Xeon W-1390 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

Memory

The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.

Both PCs have the same amount of four RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC up to 128GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell Precision 3450 SFF, it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz ECC or non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory.

Ports

Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.

There is a total number of 9 USB ports available on the ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC, one less than the Dell Precision 3450 SFF that has 10 USB ports. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.

The ASUS ProArt Station PD5 - PD500TC has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and seven ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For Dell Precision 3450 SFF, it has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).

Pricing

ASUS ProArt Station PD5 Price
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black By ASUS $1,049.99 Was: $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt Station PD5 prebuilt Desktop, Intel Core i7 Processor, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Nvidia RTX 3070, Windows 11 Home, PD500TC-PH778, Black (Renewed) By ASUS $1,049.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ProArt Display 27” 4K HDR Professional Monitor (PA279CRV) - IPS, UHD (3840 x 2160), 99% DCI-P3/Adobe RGB, ΔE < 2, Calman Verified, USB-C PD 96W, DisplayPort, Daisy-Chain, Height Adjustable By ASUS $419.00 Was: $469.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3450 SFF Price
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $799.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $1,899.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 5060 SFF Desktop Computers Windows 11, Intel 6-Core i7-8700, 32GB DDR4 Ram, 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, Wireless Wi-Fi 6e AX210, HDMI Small Form Factor PC, ONLY by Titan ITAD(Renewed), Black By Dell $419.98	See at Amazon