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OptiPlex XE3

Discontinued
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Long-term platform stability

Enhanced performance, expandable industrial-grade PC featuring high heat tolerance and exceptional manageability.

Processor

Intel® Celeron ™
Intel® Pentium ™
Intel® Core ™

Operating System

Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
Ubuntu® 16.04 LTS (64-bit)

Memory*

4 DIMM slots
Non-ECC dual-channel 2666Hz DDR4 SDRAM1
4GB (1x4GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
8GB (2x4GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
8GB (1x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
16GB (1x16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
32GB (4x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
64GB (4x16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Memory

Storage

Hard disk drives: up to 2 TB; solid state drives: up to 1TB.
Dual storage support
Supports Hybrid, Opal SED FIPS, M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
2.5 inch 500GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
2.5 inch 500GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
2.5 inch 500GB 5400rpm SATA Solid State Hybrid Drive w/ 8GB Flash
2.5 inch 500GB 7200rpm FIPS Self Encrypting Opal 2.0 Hard Disk Drive
2.5 inch 1TB 7200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
2.5 inch 1TB 5400rpm SATA Solid State Hybrid Drive w/ 8GB Flash
2.5 inch 2TB 5400rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
3.5 inch 500GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
3.5 inch 1TB 7200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
3.5 inch 2TB 7200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
M.2 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive
M.2 1TB PCIe Class 40 Solid State Drive
M.2 256GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
M.2 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive
M.2 256GB SATA Class 20 Self Encrypting Opal 2.0 Solid State Drive
M.2 512GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Self Encrypting Opal 2.0 Solid State Drive
M.2 512GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
M.2 512GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive
M.2 512GB SATA Class 20 Self Encrypting Opal 2.0 Solid State Drive

Support Services

Limited Hardware Warranty
Standard Next Business Day On Site Service after Remote Diagnosis (term varies by region)
Optional Dell ProSupport: premium support and 24x7 availability

Ports

Tower/Small Form Factor
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (1 front/4 rear)
4 x USB 2.0 Type-A (2 front including 1 with PowerShare /2rear)
1 RJ-45
1 Serial
2 DisplayPorts 1.2
2 PS/2
1 UAJ
1 Line-out
1 VGA (Optional)
1 3rd DisplayPort (Optional)
1 HDMI 2.0b (Optional)
1 USB Type-C Alt Mode (Optional)

Optical Drive

Slim Optical Disk Drive (Optional)
SD Media Card Reader (Optional)

Slots

Tower/Small Form Factor
1 M.2 for storage (22x80mm / 22x30mm)
1 M.2 for wireless (22x30mm)

Chassis

Bays
Tower
1 internal 3.5” HDD
2 internal 2.5” HDD/SSD
1 internal slim ODD

Small Form Factor
1 x 3.5” HDD or 2 x 2.5” HDD/SSD
1 internal slim ODD

Power

Tower
365W typical 90% Efficient PSU (80 PLUS Gold)
ENERGY STAR compliant, Active PFC

Small Form Factor
300W typical 90% Efficient PSU (80 PLUS Gold)
ENERGY STAR compliant, Active PFC

Regulatory

Environmental Standards (eco-labels)
ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Registered
TCO Certified
CEL
WEEE
Japan Energy Law
South Korea E-standby
South Korea Eco-label
EU RoHS
China RoHS

Product Safety and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment

Ratings & Reviews

Drivers, Manuals & Support

Dell Support

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