Dell Precision 3430 SFF, Core i7-8700K, 16GB, 512GB SSD
CPU Intel® Core™ i7-8700K, 3.70GHz Hexa Core Processor
w/ 4.70GHz Turbo Boost, 12 Threads, 12MB SmartCache
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
psu w 200
OS Windows 11 Pro
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-8700K, 3.70GHz Hexa Core Processor w/ 4.70GHz Turbo Boost, 12 Threads, 12MB SmartCache |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 200 |
| Weight | 5.3 kg / 11.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 3430 SFF | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-8700K, 3.70GHz Hexa Core Processor w/ 4.70GHz Turbo Boost, 12 Threads, 12MB SmartCache | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 200 | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 3430 SFF | 41 | 35.6 | 31.6 | 52.8 | 29.5 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 93.8 | 69 | 37.3 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 Compare | 90.6 | 89.3 | 78.1 | 97.9 | 90.1 | 27.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall44.9
- AI/LLM16
- Gaming9.5
- Portability39.1
- Creator16.2
- Business48.4
- Developer39.2
- Home Office45.1
- Workstation34
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