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Built with a future-ready, integrated AI chip, Dell AI PCs let you transform your productivity with faster performance, smarter workflows, and extended battery life.
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What is an AI PC?

Dell AI PCs are devices designed with built-in AI accelerators powered by neural processing units (NPUs) or discrete graphic processing unit (dGPUs). AI PCs offer unparalleled compute capabilities, such as running AI workloads without an internet connection.

What are the roles of processing units?

• CPU: Acts as the brain of the PC, executing general-purpose instructions and managing essential tasks to ensure the system operates smoothly.
• GPU: Specialises in rendering complex graphics and excels at parallel processing, making it ideal for AI tasks such as model training and processing large datasets.
• NPU: Designed specifically for machine learning and AI workloads, it enhances speed, efficiency, and overall PC performance.
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Accelerated everyday work productivity
Accelerated everyday work productivity
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Energy efficient with longer battery life
Enhanced and inclusive collaboration
Enhanced and inclusive collaboration
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Dell’s most secure commercial AI PCs
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Seamless photo, video, and content creation
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High performance AI computing
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Gain productivity with AI PCs

Equipped with Dell AI PCs, Deloitte developers lowered cloud expenses and boosted productivity through advanced on-device AI capabilities. By efficiently managing complex workloads, the developers achieved a 50% reduction in processing time for routine tasks without the need for an internet connection.
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Meet Norby, the AI-powered language companion transforming how we learn and connect. Designed with Dell Precision workstations, Norby tailors interactions to fit needs, such as natural conversations, real-time feedback, and multilingual support, in schools, hospitals, or care facilities. Norby also supports over 40 languages, making language education accessible and impactful.
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Kennedy Miller Mitchell (KMM) leveraged Dell’s high-performance AI PCs to accelerate workflows, enabling creative teams to work 50 times faster than traditional methods. KMM was able to streamline sequence management with minimal disruptions, producing visually stunning films faster, more efficiently, and at lower costs while enhancing creative freedom.
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Copilot+ PCs are integrated with on-device AI experiences designed to enhance every aspect of your workflow and securely run multiple AI tasks.
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AI-powered laptops and desktops that enable every day productivity and entertainment.

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Professional-grade AI laptops and desktops that deliver exceptional performance, sleek durability, class-leading security, and simplified manageability.
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AI laptops and desktops that unlock maximum performance through cutting edge CPUs, pro-level GPUs, high-speed storage, and advanced memory.
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FAQs

An AI PC is a next-generation computer equipped with dedicated AI hardware - an NPU (Neural Processing Unit), dGPU (Discrete Graphics Processing Unit), or dNPU (Discrete Neural Processing Unit) - that runs AI tasks directly on the device instead of in the cloud. This makes features like live transcription, image generation, and real-time assistance faster, more private, and more battery-efficient.

The difference is the NPU. A regular PC runs AI workloads on its CPU or GPU, which is slower and drains battery. An AI PC adds a dedicated NPU that handles AI tasks locally at low power, so AI features run in the background without slowing down the apps you’re actually using.

Copilot+ PC is a category of AI PC that meets Microsoft’s hardware requirement for advanced on-device AI: an NPU rated at 40+ TOPS, plus minimum memory and storage. That NPU unlocks Windows features like Recall, Cocreator, and live translation that a standard AI PC can’t run locally. Every Copilot+ PC is an AI PC, but not every AI PC meets the Copilot+ standard.

A standard AI PC uses a combination of NPU, GPU, and CPU for efficient everyday productivity. A Copilot+ PC adds a more powerful NPU (40+ TOPS) that unlocks advanced on-device features like real-time translation and visual search. An AI workstation (Dell Pro Precision) adds discrete GPUs for the most demanding tasks like model development and data analysis.

The best AI PC for work matches the device to the role. For most professionals, a Dell Pro AI PC balances performance, security, and manageability. For advanced on-device AI, choose a Dell Pro Copilot+ PC with a 40+ TOPS NPU. For AI development and creative work, a Dell Pro Precision workstation delivers maximum power.

RoleRecommended Dell AI PC
Everyday productivity & collaborationDell Pro 3
Business professionals & hybrid workDell Pro 5 and 7
ExecutivesDell Pro Premium
Data scientists, engineers, creatorsDell Pro Precision workstation

For everyday AI effects such as live captions, background blur, and eye contact, Standard AI PCs is enough. For advanced on‑device features like Recall and Cocreator, choose a Copilot+ PC with a 40+ TOPS NPU. For heavier local model testing, step up to Pro Precision mobile workstations with powerful CPUs and GPUs.

Yes — within limits. Copilot+ PCs and AI PCs with capable NPUs or discrete GPUs can run smaller, optimised LLMs on-device for private, offline inference. For larger models or heavy development, a Dell Pro Precision or Pro Max workstation with a discrete GPU and ample memory is the right tier.

AI PCs process sensitive tasks on the device, which reduces cloud exposure and supports compliance. Dell layers on hardware-based encryption, BIOS protection, and intrusion detection across the fleet. Independent analysis by Principled Technologies found Dell offers the most secure and manageable commercial AI PCs versus HP and Lenovo.

Yes. The NPU is built for low-power AI processing, so AI features run without the battery drain of CPU- or GPU-based approaches. Dell Pro AI PCs are engineered for all-day use — the Dell Pro 14 Premium offers up to 17 hours. Actual battery life varies by configuration, usage, and settings.

For most professional and business users, yes. An AI PC improves productivity, keeps sensitive data on-device, and future-proofs your fleet for software that increasingly relies on local AI hardware. Research has shown 76% of IT decision-makers say employees with AI PCs outperform those without. If your work is light and cloud-based today, a standard PC may still suffice — but the gap widens each year. Paired with Dell services and lifecycle management, AI PCs deliver long-term value across the enterprise.

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