Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF vs. Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation

Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF Price
	Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700 8-Core up to 4.80 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB Solid State Drive, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $651.56	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5-10500 - 16GB RAM - 256GB M.2 SSD - Small Form Factor (Renewed) By Dell $595.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700 8-Core up to 4.8 GHz CPU16GB RAM512GB Solid State DriveIntel UHD Graphics 630DVD WriterWindows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $750.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation Price
	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Desktop Workstation – Intel i9-10900 - 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA T1000 4GB Graphics, Mini-DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, AX Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 11 Pro, Black By Dell $2,999.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Wired Keyboard - Black KB216 (580-ADMT) By Dell $12.00 Was: $25.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision T3260 Compact Workstation Desktop (2022) | Core i9-2TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - Quadro T400 | 24 Cores @ 5.6 GHz Win 11 Pro By Dell $2,230.53	See at Amazon

Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF vs. Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation

The Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF and the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation were released in the same year, 2020. The Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF has a small form factor that commonly can only fit a Mini ITX motherboard, one or two hard disk drives, and supports only a small form factor or half-height graphics card. The Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has a micro form factor that can only fit a custom-designed motherboard with none or one expansion slot and supports only a specific OEM 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 Optiplex 7080 SFF, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 65W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900 with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 80W 10-core Intel Xeon W-1290 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.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF has four RAM slots that support up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 2933MHz ECC & 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 10 USB ports available on the Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF, four more than the Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation that has only 6 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 Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF has nine 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 three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

For Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation, it has five USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell Optiplex 7080 SFF Price
	Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700 8-Core up to 4.80 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB Solid State Drive, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $651.56	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5-10500 - 16GB RAM - 256GB M.2 SSD - Small Form Factor (Renewed) By Dell $595.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700 8-Core up to 4.8 GHz CPU16GB RAM512GB Solid State DriveIntel UHD Graphics 630DVD WriterWindows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $750.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3240 Compact Workstation Price
	Dell Precision 3240 Compact Desktop Workstation – Intel i9-10900 - 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA T1000 4GB Graphics, Mini-DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, AX Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 11 Pro, Black By Dell $2,999.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Wired Keyboard - Black KB216 (580-ADMT) By Dell $12.00 Was: $25.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision T3260 Compact Workstation Desktop (2022) | Core i9-2TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - Quadro T400 | 24 Cores @ 5.6 GHz Win 11 Pro By Dell $2,230.53	See at Amazon

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