Dell Precision 3431 2021, Core i5, 32GB, 500GB SSD + 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel 8th Generation Core i5
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1524 GB
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P620
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
57 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P620 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 500 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 3431 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1524 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P620 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | - | 850 | 850 |
| 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 3431 | 19.4 | 53.2 | 64.1 | 62.6 | 79.9 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.8 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall57
- AI/LLM30.3
- Gaming52.8
- Portability56.5
- Creator52.2
- Business55.7
- Developer51.8
- Home Office57.6
- Workstation50.7
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