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Precision 3260 Compact Workstation

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Small without sacrifice

A powerful, yet affordable workstation in an ultra-small form factor.

Processor

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i3-12100 (12 MB cache, 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 GHz to 4.30 GHz, 60 W)
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-12500 (18 MB cache, 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.50 GHz to 4.40 GHz, 65 W)
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-12600 vPro® (18 MB cache, 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 GHz to 4.80 GHz, 65 W)
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-12700 vPro® (25 MB cache, 12 cores, 20 threads, 2.10 GHz to 4.90 GHz, 65 W)
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-12900 vPro® (30 MB cache, 16 cores, 24 threads, 2.40 GHz to 5.10 GHz, 65W)

Operating System

(Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
Windows 11 Home, 64-bit
Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit
Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, 64-bit
RHEL 8.4
Ubuntu® 18.04 LTS, 64-bit
Ubuntu® 20.04 LTS, 64-bit

Video Card

Intel® UHD Graphics 730 with 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 processor
Intel® UHD Graphics 770 with 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i5/i7/i9 processors
NVIDIA® Quadro T400, 2 GB GDDR6, low profile
NVIDIA® Quadro T600, 4 GB GDDR6, low profile
NVIDIA® Quadro T1000, 4 GB GDDR6, low profile
NVIDIA® RTX 3000, 6 GB GDDR6, low profile

Memory*

8 GB, 1 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, non-ECC, single-channel
16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, non-ECC, single-channel
16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, non-ECC, dual-channel
32 GB, 1 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, non-ECC, single-channel
32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, non-ECC, dual-channel
64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, non-ECC, dual-channel

16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, ECC, single-channel
32 GB, 1 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, ECC, single-channel
32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, ECC, dual-channel
64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, ECC, dual-channel

Storage

2.5-inch, 500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA, HDD
2.5-inch, 1 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA, HDD
2.5-inch, 500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA, HDD, Self-Encrypting, Opal 2.0, FIPS
M.2 2230, 256 GB, PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, SSD, Class 35
M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
M.2 2280, 1 TB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
M.2 2280, 2 TB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
M.2 2280, 4 TB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, SSD, Class 40, self-encrypting drive
M.2 2280, 1 TB, PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4, SSD, Class 40, self-encrypting drive

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office 30-day trial
Microsoft 365 Personal
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021
Microsoft Office Professional 2021
Dell Optimizer
Intel Unite® solution (optional)
Dell Client Command Suite (DCCS)
Dell Premier Color

Security Software

Certificate Based Authentication (CBA)/Authenticated BIOS Interface (ABI)
McAfee® Small Business Security 30-day free trial
Dell Encryption Personal
Dell Encryption Enterprise
Dell Encryption External Media
Dell Data Protection | Bitlocker Manager (DDP | BLM)
Dell Trusted Device (SafeBIOS)
Digital Device Identity and Secured Component Verification
Secure BIOS Baseline
Secured-core PC 
Support Assist for PCs
Support Assist OS Recovery (Excalibur)

Support Services

1-year basic warranty with on-site service after remote diagnosis
2-year basic warranty extension
3-year basic warranty extension
4-year basic warranty extension
5-year basic warranty extension
1-year ProSupport with Next Business Day on-site service
2-year ProSupport with Next Business Day on-site service
3-year ProSupport with Next Business Day on-site service
4-year ProSupport with Next Business Day on-site service
5-year ProSupport with Next Business Day on-site service
1-year ProSupport Plus for Client with Next Business Day on-site service
2-year ProSupport Plus for Client with Next Business Day on-site service
3-year ProSupport Plus for Client with Next Business Day on-site service
4-year ProSupport Plus for Client with Next Business Day on-site service
5-year ProSupport Plus for Client with Next Business Day on-site service

Accidental Damage Protection

1-year Accidental Damage Service
2-year Accidental Damage Service
3-year Accidental Damage Service
4-year Accidental Damage Service
5-year Accidental Damage Service

Keyboard

Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W

Ports

Front ports:
1 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Capable Type-C® port
1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 port with PowerShare
1 Universal audio jack
1 re-tasking line-out/line-in audio port

Rear ports:
1 RJ45 Ethernet port
1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with Smart Power On
2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports
3 DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR2)
1 Optional port (PS/2 Serial/HDMI 2.0b/Displayport 1.4a (HBR3)/VGA/USB Type-C with DisplayPort Alt mode)
1 Power adapter port

Optical Drive

No optical drive

Slots

1 Kensington security-cable slot
1 Padlock ring
1 Half-height Gen4 PCIe x8 slot
1 M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth card
2 M.2 2230/2280 slots for SSD
1 SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive

Chassis

Stands and mounts:
Dell AC Adapter Sleeve Mount - (180 W/240 W E5)
Dell Compact All-in-One Stand - CFS22
Dell Dual Monitor Arm - MDA20
Dell Wall/Under-the-Desk VESA Mount with PSU Sleeve

Wireless*

Qualcomm WCN6856, 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth® wireless card
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 2x2, 802.11ax, Bluetooth® wireless card

Power

180 W AC adapter, 7.4 mm barrel
240 W AC adapter, 7.4 mm barrel

Ratings & Reviews

Drivers, Manuals & Support

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