Desktop and mobile workstations pair new Intel Xeon 600 and Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors with Nvidia Blackwell GPUs
Dell has officially resurrected its long-standing Precision workstation brand with the launch of three new desktops and two new laptops, available in both 14-inch and 16-inch form factors.
The new Dell Pro Precision 9 Towers (T2 / T4 / T6) are all built around Intel’s new “Granite Rapids” Xeon 600 Series processors for workstations with each machine differentiated largely by number of cores, number of GPUs, memory capacity, and expandability in general.
According to Dell, the Precision 9 Tower T6 is the world’s most scalable tower workstation, with up to 15 PCIe slots, support for up to 2 × 600W or 5 × 300W GPUs, up to 4 TB of high‑speed DDR5 ECC memory across 16 DIMM slots and 316 TB of storage.
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It comes with a choice of CPUs, starting at the 18-core Intel Xeon 654 up to the flagship 86-core Intel Xeon 698X and is said to feature advanced thermals to keep performance stable extended AI training, simulation, reality modelling and rendering tasks.
The Precision 9 Tower T4 scales back the specs a little supporting a single 600W GPU or up to two 300W GPUs, but memory capacity remains the same and there are actually a wider choice of CPUs from 12 to 86 cores.
Finally, the Precision 9 Tower T2 targets more mainstream workflows with processor options ranging from 12 to 24 cores, up to 1TB of high‑speed DDR5 ECC memory and a single 600W GPU.
Interestingly, Dell now lists both professional and consumer Nvidia GPUs side by side for the Precision 9 Tower, with options ranging from the RTX A400 to the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition (read our review), and from GeForce RTX 5060 to 5090. While GeForce cards were previously available, they were rarely this prominently featured. By contrast, AMD barely features, with only the entry-level Radeon Pro W7400 GPU offered, and there is no option for Intel Arc Pro.
Meanwhile, for entry-level workflows, such as CAD, Dell launched the Dell Pro Precision 7 T1 earlier this year, featuring Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors, up to 128 GB DDR5 memory and up to Nvidia RTX Pro 4000 Blackwell GPU (read our review).
For mobile workstations, Dell has introduced four new models in its Pro Precision range, spanning the 5 and 7 Series in both 14-inch and 16-inch form factors.
The ‘affordable and light’ Pro Precision 5 14 and 16 are powered by Series 3 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processors, with Intel Arc graphics and up to 64GB of high-bandwidth LPDDR5X 8533MT/s memory. The 16-inch model also offers a more powerful optional discrete GPU — the Nvidia RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell — compared to the Nvidia RTX 500 Blackwell available in the 14-inch.
The 14-inch model starts at 1.8 kg and measures 313mm (w) x 227mm (d) x 13.97–23.65mm (h). The larger 16-inch version starts at 2.16 kg and measures 358mm (w) x 256mm (d) x 13.78–24.7mm (h).
Meanwhile, the more ‘premium’ Pro Precision 7 14 and 16 share the same processor and memory options but step up GPU performance. The 14-inch model supports up to the Nvidia RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell, while the 16-inch model scales up to the Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Blackwell, alongside higher-fidelity displays with options up to 4K.
Despite their higher-end positioning, both Pro Precision 7 models are slightly lighter and more compact than their Pro Precision 5 counterparts. The 14-inch version starts at 1.59 kg and measures 311mm (w) x 212mm (d) x 18.91–19.72mm (h), while the 16-inch starts at 2.17 kg and measures 354mm (w) x 240mm (d) x 20.24–21.05mm (h).
All new Pro Precision laptops feature what Dell describes as a refined industrial design — including a new three-sided aluminium cover on the Pro Precision 5 Series — paired with enhanced thermal management.
Dell has yet to announce its high-end Dell Pro Precision 9 Series mobile workstations. Currently, the Dell Pro Max 16 Plus and Dell Pro Max 18 Plus serve users who need more powerful CPUs and GPUs, as well as greater memory capacity.
However, it has also updated its AMD-based mobile workstation, the Dell Pro Max 16, adding new AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series Processors with integrated Radeon Pro graphics.
Meanwhile, Dell is looking to bring autonomous AI agents to the desktop with the launch of the Dell Pro Max with GB10 and GB300, which are powered by Nvidia Grace Blackwell processors
