Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop vs. Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop and Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Intel CML PCH-H H470 Chipset 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W. Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER with 6GB GDDR6. Up to 64GB 2933MHz DDR4 memory. Up to 1TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD. Up to 2TB 3.5” 7200rpm HDD. Up to 360W 80 Plus Bronze PSU. More Features Optional SD Card Reader 3.0. 10Gbps USB Type-C port. Up to three display outputs (HDMI + DP + VGA).	Intel B560 Chipset Supports 10th and 11th Gen Intel Processors Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i7-11700 (8C/16T, Up to 4.90 GHz) Up to 64GB 2933MH dual-channel DDR4 memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER with 6GB of GDDR6 Up to 360W 80+ Bronze PSU Up to Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 More Features Optional SD Card Reader 3.0. Up to two display outputs (HDMI + VGA).

Availability	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Released	2020	2021
Release Info	Announced on June 02, 2020.	Available in October 2021
Pricing		Starting from $429.99 i3-10105 iGPU ODD 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5
Applicable Models	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop (10th Gen Intel) Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop (Intel H470) 2020 Dell Inspiron Compact Desktop
Generations	2022 Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Compare 2021 Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Current 2020 Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Compare	2022 Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Compare 2021 Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop Current 2020 Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Compare

Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 10th Gen, 12GB Memory, 512GB Solid State Drive, Windows 10 Pro, 2 Year On-Site (Latest Model) - Black By Dell $686.29 Was: $739.79	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue By Dell $596.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3030 Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700 Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Mist Blue By Dell $809.98 Was: $999.99	See at Amazon
Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3891 Compact Tower Desktop - Intel Core i5, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB SATA HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 2Yr Onsite, 6 Months Dell Migrate Services, Windows 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $449.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3891 Compact Tower Desktop - Intel Core i3-10105, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, DVD RW Tray, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $469.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3891 Compact Tower Desktop - Intel Core i5-11400, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730 with Shared Graphics Memory, Windows 10 Home - Black By Dell $588.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.54 x 12.77 x 6.06” (293 x 324.30 x 154 mm)	11.54 x 12.77 x 6.06” (293 x 324.30 x 154 mm)
Weight	Up to 14.11 lb (6.40 kg)	Starting at 10.88 lbs (4.94 kg)
Colors	Black	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Black Dell MS116 Wired Mouse Black	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Black Dell MS116 Wired Mouse Black
Ports	Front 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x SD card reader Optional. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x VGA 1 x Line-out 3.5mm jack. 1 x Power supply unit 1 x Kensington lock slot	Front 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x SD card reader (Optional) 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x VGA 1 x Line-out re-tasking Line-in audio port 1 x Power supply unit 1 x Kensington lock slot

Chasis	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mini Tower
Power Supply	200W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 360W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 360W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency
Optical Drives	Optional Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD	Optional Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD

Internal Specs	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Chipset	Intel CML PCH-H H470 Chipset	Intel B560 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5900 2C/2T, 3.40 GHz, 2MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 2C/2T, 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 2C/4T, 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 2C/2T, 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 2C/4T, 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5900 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available	10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 GT 1030 - 2GB GDDR5 GTX 1650 SUPER - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 GT 1030 - 2GB GDDR5 GTX 1650 SUPER - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz 2933 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz 2933 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height SATA 2 x SATA slots For optical drive, 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height SATA 3 x SATA slots 1 x SATA 2.0 for Slim Optical Drive 2 x SATA 3.0 for 3.5-inch, 2.5-inch hard drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Wi-Fi	Realtek RTL8723DE Up to 150 Mbps Single band 2.4 GHz WiFi-4 (802.11n) Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2	Qualcomm QCA9377 Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 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 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Intel I219-V Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Realtek RTL8111HSD Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
OS	Windows 10 Home Pro Pro Education Ubuntu 18.04	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Free Upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Audio	Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 External Ports One headset port One Line-out port	Audio controller C-media CM6548 External Ports One headset port One Line-out port

Misc	Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop vs. Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop

The Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop was released years earlier in 2020. Both systems share the same 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 Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700F with a boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

While Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5905 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-11700F with a boost speed up to 4.90 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 two RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on both systems up to 64GB of 2933MHz 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 8 USB ports available on both PCs. 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 Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop has seven USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

For Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop, it has seven USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 10th Gen, 12GB Memory, 512GB Solid State Drive, Windows 10 Pro, 2 Year On-Site (Latest Model) - Black By Dell $686.29 Was: $739.79	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue By Dell $596.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3030 Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700 Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Mist Blue By Dell $809.98 Was: $999.99	See at Amazon
Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3891 Compact Tower Desktop - Intel Core i5, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB SATA HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, 2Yr Onsite, 6 Months Dell Migrate Services, Windows 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $449.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3891 Compact Tower Desktop - Intel Core i3-10105, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, DVD RW Tray, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $469.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3891 Compact Tower Desktop - Intel Core i5-11400, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730 with Shared Graphics Memory, Windows 10 Home - Black By Dell $588.00	See at Amazon