Desktop Workstations

Tower and desktop workstations are designed to handle the heavy workloads of processing and graphic-intensive applications. Certain types of jobs like video editing, animation, big data analysis, VR and AI, can easily overwhelm commercial PCs. Workstations have the processing power, storage capacity, fast memory and professional-grade graphics to deliver the performance required for these highly demanding workloads.

Precision workstations are some of the world’s most powerful desktop and tower workstations. Built with more than 20 years of insight and experience delivering industry-leading technology. Driven by customers' needs, the groundbreaking innovations in Dell’s workstation technologies are designed to solve user challenges and provide greater speed and performance for ultimate productivity.

A workstation is considered the best computer for business applications in a wide range of industries.

Manufacturing and engineering
Workstations provide the processing power required for computer-aided design (CAD) applications, industrial automation, 3D visualization, analysis, AI and VR, as well as construction computer-aided manufacturing.

Media and entertainment
From creating games and animation to editing film, video and graphics, workstations rely on GPU acceleration to render complex graphics and digital content. The performance of the workstations allows the creators to meet tight deadlines and try new and innovative technologies while within project iterations.

Oil and gas: exploration and simulation
Workstation computers are essential for the data-intensive exploration applications, complex simulations and massive data processing that are critical in the oil and gas industry. These workstations allow oil businesses to streamline processes, analyze real-time data and enhanced data storage.

Economics and financial services
From managing economic modeling and forecasting to tracking the stock market and processing trades, desktop workstations have fast memory and large storage capacity to handle massive data sets.

Healthcare
In the medical and life sciences arena, workstations are helping to solve some of their toughest challenges. Workstations offer tools that can improve workflow while also increasing face-to-face time with patients. Dell Optimizer for Precision learns how you work and continuously adapts to your style to create a smarter, more personalized and productive experience. ExpressResponse lets you launch your most used apps faster by utilizing AI and Intel® Adaptix™ Technology.

Emerging Technologies
Precision workstations provide the performance and reliability required to drive the latest technologies, such as VR and AI. If your organization is serious about staying ahead of the curve, utilizing VR technology and AI tests/modeling will be integral to staying innovative.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a desktop workstation?
A desktop workstation is a desktop computer built with heavy-duty components, fast processors and memory, the latest graphics cards and large amounts of storage. Desktop workstations are designed to handle the demands of applications that require intense processing.

What is a mobile workstation?
A mobile workstation is a device like a laptop, but it’s one that is built for greater durability and intense processing and graphics processing capabilities.