DELL Precision 3460 Small Form Factor Desktop Workstation User Guide

DELL Precision 3460 Small Form Factor Desktop Workstation

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Set up your computer

Steps

1. Connect the keyboard and mouse

2. Connect to your network using a cable.
   NOTE : Alternatively, you can connect to a wireless network.

3. Connect the display
   NOTE: If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the HDMI and the display ports on the back panel of your computer are covered. Connect the display to the port on the discrete graphics card

4. Connect the power cable.

5. Press the power button

6. Finish Windows setup.
   Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. When setting up, Dell recommends that you:

7. Connect to a network for Windows updates.
   NOTE: If connecting to a secured wireless network, enter the password for the wireless network access when prompted.

8. If connected to the internet, sign-in with or create a Microsoft account. If not connected to the internet, create an offline account.

9. On the Support and Protection screen, enter your contact details.

10. Locate and use Dell apps from the Windows Start menu—Recommended

Table 1. Locate Dell apps

Centralized location for key Dell applications, help articles, and other important information about your computer. It also notifies you about the warranty status, recommended accessories, and software updates if available.

| SupportAssist

SupportAssist proactively and predictively identifies hardware and software issues on your computer and automates the engagement process with Dell Technical support. It addresses performance and stabilization issues, prevents security threats, monitors, and detects hardware failures. For more information, see SupportAssist for Home PCs User’s Guide at www.dell.com/ serviceabilitytools. Click SupportAssist and then, click SupportAssist for Home PCs.

upgrade your warranty.
**| Dell Update**

Updates your computer with critical fixes and latest device drivers as they become available. For more information on using Dell Update, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/ support.

**| Dell Digital Delivery**

Download software applications, which are purchased but not preinstalled on your computer. For more information on using Dell Digital Delivery, search in the Knowledge Base Resource at www.dell.com/support.

Chassis overview

Display

1. Power button
2. Hard drive activity light
3. Universal audio port
4. SD-card reader
5. USB 2.0 port with PowerShare
6. USB 2.0 port
7. USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port
8. USB 3.2 Gen 2 port
9. Optical drive (optional)

Back

1. Re-tasking Line-out/Line-in audio port
2. Three DisplayPort 1.4 ports
3. USB 3.2 Gen 2 port
4. Three USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
5. Two USB 2.0 ports with Smart Power On
6. Two expansion card slots
7. Power connector port
8. Power supply diagnostic light
9. Padlock ring
10. RJ45 Ethernet port
11. Antenna module slot
12. Kensington security-cable slot
13. HDMI 2.0b/DisplayPort 1.4/VGA/USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C port with DisplayPort Alt Mode (optional)
14. Service Tag
15. Serial port (optional)
16. Release latch

Specifications of Precision 3460 Small Form Factor

Dimensions and weight

The following table lists the height, width, depth, and weight of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 2. Dimensions and weight

Height:
 | Front height| 290.00 mm (11.42 in.)
 | Rear height| 290.00 mm (11.42 in.)
Width| 92.60 mm (3.65 in.)
Depth| 292.80 mm (11.53 in.)
Weight (maximum)| ●    Minimum: 3.87 kg (8.52 lb)

●    Maximum: 5.38 kg (11.86 lb)

NOTE: The weight of your computer depends on the configuration ordered and manufacturing variability.

Processor

The following table lists the details of the processors supported by your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 3. Processor

Description| Option one| Option two| Option three| Option four| Option five
---|---|---|---|---|---
Processor type| 12th Generation Intel Core

i3-12100

| 12th Generation Intel Core

i5-12500, vPro

| 12th Generation Intel Core

i5-12600, vPro

| 12th Generation Intel Core i7-12700, vPro| 12th Generation Intel Core i9-12900, vPro
Processor wattage| 60 W| 65 W| 65 W| 65 W| 65 W
Processor core count| 4| 6| 6| 12| 16
Processor thread count| 8| 12| 12| 20| 24
Processor speed| 3.30 GHz to 4.30 GHz| 3.00 GHz to 4.60 GHz| 3.30 GHz to 4.80 GHz| 2.10 GHz to 4.90 GHz| 2.40 GHz to 5.10 GHz
Processor cache| 12 MB| 18 MB| 18 MB| 25 MB| 30 MB
Description| Option one| Option two| Option three| Option four| Option five
---|---|---|---|---|---
Integrated graphics| Intel UHD Graphics 730| Intel UHD Graphics 770| Intel UHD Graphics 770| Intel UHD Graphics 770| Intel UHD Graphics 770

Chipset

The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 4. Chipset

●    32 MB (RPMC)

PCIe bus| Up to Gen 4.0

Operating system

Your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor supports the following operating systems:

• Windows 11 Home, 64-bit
• Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit
• Windows 11 Downgrade (Windows 10 image)
• Windows 11 Pro National Education, 64-bit
• Windows 11 CMIT Government Edition, 64-bit (China only)
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC (OEM only)
• Kylin Linux Desktop version 10.1 (China only)
• Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 64-bit

Memory

The following table lists the memory specifications of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 5. Memory specifications

single-channel

●    16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, ECC, single-channel

●    16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz, ECC, dual-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

●    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

Memory matrix

The following table lists the memory configurations supported on your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 6. Memory matrix

External ports

The following table lists the external ports of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 7. External ports

●    One USB 2.0 port (front)

●    One USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (front)

●    One USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port (front)

●    Three USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (rear)

●    One USB 3.2 Gen 2 port (rear)

●    Two USB 2.0 ports with Smart Power On (rear)

Audio port| ●    One Universal audio port (front)

●    One Re-tasking Line-out/Line-in audio port (rear)

Video port| ●    Three DisplayPort 1.4 ports (rear)

●    One VGA port (rear, optional)

●    One DisplayPort 1.4 port (rear, optional)

●    One HDMI 2.0b port (rear, optional)

●    One USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C port with DisplayPort Alt Mode (rear, optional)

NOTE: Download and install the latest Intel Graphics driver from www.dell.com/support to enable multiple displays.

Media-card reader| One SD 4.0 card slot (front, optional card)
Security-cable slot| ●    One Kensington lock slot

●    One Padlock ring

Internal slots

The following table lists the internal slots of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 8. Internal slots

●    One Half-height Gen3 PCIe x4 slot

SATA| ●    Three SATA 3.0 slots for 3.5-inch/2.5-inch hard drive and slim optical drive
M.2| ●    One M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth card

●    Three M.2 2230/2280 slots for SSD

○    1st M.2 slot for 2230/2280 SSD

○    2nd M.2 slot for 2230/2280 SSD

○    3rd M.2 slot for 2280 SSD

cards, see the knowledge base article 000144170 at www.dell.com/support.

Ethernet

The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 9. Ethernet specifications

Wireless module

The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) modules supported on your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 10. Wireless module specifications

●    160MHz channel use

●    MU-MIMO

●    6GHz band

| ●    WiFi 802.11a/b/g

●    Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)

●    Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)

●    Wi-Fi 6E (WiFi 802.11ax)

Encryption| ●    64-bit and 128-bit WEP

●    128-bit AES-CCMP

●    TKIP

●    256-bit AES-GCMP

| ●    64-bit and 128-bit WEP

●    AES-CCMP

●    TKIP

Bluetooth| 5.2| 5.2

Audio

The following table lists the audio specifications of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 11. Audio specifications

●    One Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in(rear)

Number of speakers| Not supported
Internal-speaker  amplifier| Not supported
External volume controls| Not supported
Speaker output:|
 | Average speaker output| Not supported
 | Peak speaker output| Not supported
Subwoofer output| Not supported
Microphone| Not supported

Storage

This section lists the storage options on your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Your computer supports one of the following configurations:

• One 2.5 inch hard drive
• Two 2.5 inch hard drives
• One 3.5 inch hard drive
• One M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40)
• One M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40 or class 50) and one 3.5 inch hard-disk drive
• One M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40 or class 50) and one 2.5 inch hard-disk drive
• One M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40 or class 50) and two 2.5 inch hard-disk drives
• Two M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40 or class 50) and one 3.5 inch hard-disk drive
• Two M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40 or class 50) and one 2.5 inch hard-disk drive
• Two M.2 2280 solid-state drive (class 40 or class 50) and two 2.5 inch hard-disk drives

The primary drive of your computer varies with the storage configuration. For computers:

• with a M.2 solid-state drive, the M.2 solid-state drive is the primary drive
• without a M.2 drive, either the 3.5-inch hard drive or one of the 2.5-inch hard drives is the primary drive

Table 12. Storage specifications

GB
3.5-inch, 5400 RPM, hard-disk drive| SATA 3.0| Up to 4 TB
3.5-inch, 7200 RPM, hard-disk drive| SATA 3.0| Up to 2 TB
M.2 2280, Class 40 solid-state drive| PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4| 4 TB
Storage type| Interface type| Capacity
---|---|---
M.2 2280, Class 40, Opal Self- Encrypting solid-state drive| PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4| 1 TB
M.2 2280, Class 50 solid-state drive| PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4| 1 TB
M.2 2280, Class 50, Opal Self- Encrypting solid-state drive| PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4| Up to 1 TB

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)

For optimal performance when configuring drives as a RAID volume, Dell recommends drive models that are identical.

NOTE : RAID is not supported on Intel Optane configurations

RAID 0 (Striped, Performance) volumes benefit from higher performance when drives are matched because the data is split across multiple drives: any IO operations with block sizes larger than the stripe size will split the IO and become constrained by the slowest of the drives. For RAID 0 IO operations where block sizes are smaller than the stripe size, whichever drive the IO operation targets will determine the performance, which increases variability and results in inconsistent latencies. This variability is particularly pronounced for write operations and it can be problematic for applications that are latency sensitive. One such example of this is any application that performs thousands of random writes per second in very small block sizes.
RAID 1 (Mirrored, Data Protection) volumes benefit from higher performance when drives are matched because the data
is mirrored across multiple drives: all IO operations must be performed identically to both drives, thus variations in drive performance when the models are different, results in the IO operations completing only as fast as the slowest drive. While
this does not suffer the variable latency issue in small random IO operations as with RAID 0 across heterogeneous drives, the impact is nonetheless large because the higher performing drive becomes limited in all IO types. One of the worst examples of constrained performance here is when using unbuffered IO. To ensure writes are fully committed to non-volatile regions of the RAID volume, unbuffered IO bypasses cache (for example by using the Force Unit Access bit in the NVMe protocol) and the IO operation will not complete until all the drives in the RAID volume have completed the request to commit the data. This kind of IO operation completely negates any advantage of a higher performing drive in the volume.
Care must be taken to match not only the drive vendor, capacity, and class, but also the specific model. Drives from the same vendor, with the same capacity, and even within the same class, can have very different performance characteristics for certain types of IO operations. Thus, matching by model ensures that the RAID volumes is comprised of an homogeneous array of drives that will deliver all the benefits of a RAID volume without incurring the additional penalties when one or more drives in the volume are lower performing.
Precision 3460 Small Form Factor supports RAID with more than one hard drive configuration.

Media-card reader

The following table lists the media cards supported by your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 13. Media-card reader specifications

●    Secure Digital High Capacity(mSDHC)

●    Secure Digital Extended Capacity(mSDXC)

  NOTE: The maximum capacity supported by the media-card reader varies depending on the standard of the media card installed in your computer.

Power ratings

The following table lists the power rating specifications of Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 14. Power ratings

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Input voltage| 90 VAC to 264 VAC| 90 VAC to 264 VAC
Input frequency| 47 Hz to 63 Hz| 47 Hz to 63 Hz
Input current (maximum)| 3.2 A| 3.2 A
Output current (continuous)| ●    12 VA/16.5 A

●    12 VB/14 A

Standby mode:

●    12 VA/1.5 A

●    12 VB/2.5 A

| ●    12 VA/16.5 A

●    12 VB/14 A

Standby mode:

●    12 VA/1.5 A

●    12 VB/2.5 A

Rated output voltage| ● +12 VA

● +12 VB

| ● +12 VA

● +12 VB

Temperature range:|  |
 | Operating| 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)| 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
 | Storage| -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)| -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

Power supply connector

The following table lists the Power supply connector specifications of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 15. Power supply connector

300 W (80 PLUS Platinum)| ●    Two 4 pin connectors for processor

●    One 8 pin connector for system board

---|---
260 W (80 PLUS Bronze)| ●    Two 4 pin connectors for processor

●    One 8 pin connector for system board

GPU—Integrated

The following table lists the specifications of the integrated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 16. GPU—Integrated

Controller| External display support| Memory size| Processor
---|---|---|---
Intel UHD Graphics 730| ●    Three DisplayPort 1.4 ports| Shared system memory| 12th Generation Intel Core i3-12100 processor
Controller| External display support| Memory size| Processor
---|---|---|---
Intel UHD Graphics 770| ●    Three DisplayPort 1.4 ports| Shared system memory| 12th Generation Intel Core

i5-12500, i5-12600, i7-12700,

and i9-12900 processors

Multiple display support matrix

The following table lists the multiple display support matrix for your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 17. Multiple display support matrix

770 with 3 Display Port
Optional Module| ●    Optional card with VGA (1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz)

●    Optional card with DP 1.4 (5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz)

●    Optional card with HDMI 2.0 (4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz)

●    Optional card with Type-C (5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz)

| ●    Optional card with VGA (1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz)

●    Optional card with DP 1.4 (5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz)

●    Optional card with HDMI 2.0 (4096 x 2160 @ 60 Hz)

●    Optional card with Type-C (5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz)

Supported 4K Displays| DP1.4 HBR2, 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz| DP1.4 HBR2, 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz
Supported 5K Displays| 5K tiled resolution (5120×2880) support on DP panels.

NOTE: Requires two DP cables driven through two separate DDIs from the source, and using DP-SST (Single Stream

Transport) mechanism.

| 5K tiled resolution (5120×2880) support on DP panels.

NOTE: Requires two DP cables driven through two separate DDIs from the source, and using DP-SST (Single Stream

Transport) mechanism.

GPU—Discrete

The following table lists the specifications of the discrete Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 18. GPU—Discrete

Controller| External display support| Memory size| Memory type
---|---|---|---
NVIDIA Quadro T400 (low profile)| Three Mini-DisplayPort ports| 2 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA Quadro T600 (low profile)| Four Mini-DisplayPort ports| 4 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (low profile)| Four Mini-DisplayPort ports| 4 GB| GDDR6
NVIDIA RTX A2000 (low

profile)

| Two DisplayPort 1.4 ports| 8 GB| GDDR6

Multiple display support matrix

The following table lists the multiple display support matrix for your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 19. Multiple display support matrix

Graphics Card| Memor y| Ports| Supported external displays with Direct Connect| Supported external displays with DP Multi- Stream| Supported 4K

Displays

| Supporte d 5K Displays| Resolution| Total Power
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
NVIDIA

Quadro T400

| 2 GB GDDR6| Three mini DisplayPort 1.4 with latching mechanism| 3| TBD| TBD| TBD| ●    Three 3840 x 2160 @ 120Hz| 30 W
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●    Three 5120 x 2880 @ 60Hz|
NVIDIA

Quadro T600

| 4 GB GDDR6| Four mini DisplayPort 1.4| 4| TBD| TBD| TBD| ●    Four 3840 x 2160 @ 120Hz| 40 W
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●    Four 5120 x 2880 @ 60Hz|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●    Two 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz|
NVIDIA

Quadro T1000

| 4 GB GDDR6| Four mini DisplayPort 1.4| 4| TBD| TBD| TBD| ●    Four 3840 x 2160 @ 120Hz| 50 W
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●    Four 5120 x 2880 @ 60Hz|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●    Two 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz|
NVIDIA RTX A2000| 8 GB GDDR6| Four mini DisplayPort 1.4| 4| TBD| TBD| TBD| Four 5120 x

3200 @ 60Hz

| 70 W
AMD

Radeon Pro WX3200

| 4 GB GDDR6| Three mini DisplayPort 1.4| 3| TBD| TBD| TBD| ●    Three 3840 x 2160 @ 120Hz| 50 W
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●    Three 5120 x 2880 @ 60Hz|

Hardware security

The following table lists the hardware security of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 20. Hardware security

Hardware security

Kensington security-cable slot
Padlock ring
Hardware security

Chasis lock slot support
Chassis intrusion switch
Lockable cable covers
Supply chain tamper alerts
SafeID including Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
Smart card keyboard (FIPS)
Microsoft 10 Device Guard and Credential Guard (Enterprise SKU)
Microsoft Windows Bitlocker
Local hard drive data wipe through BIOS (Secure Erase)
Self-encrypting storage drives (Opal, FIPS)
Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0
China TPM

Environmental

The following table lists the environmental specifications of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 21. Environmental

NOTE : Wood‐based fiber packaging contains a minimum of 35% recycled content by total weight of wood‐based fiber. Packaging that contains without wood‐based fiber can be claimed as Not Applicable. The anticipated required criteria for EPEAT 2018.

Regulatory compliance

The following table lists the regulatory compliance of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor.

Table 22. Regulatory compliance

Regulatory compliance

EPEAT registered configurations available
ENERGY STAR compliant configurations available
Regulatory compliance

TCO 8.0 certified configurations available
US CEC MEPS compliant configurations available
Australia and New Zealand MEPS compliant configurations available
CEL
WEEE
Japan Energy Law
South Korea E-standby
EU RoHS
China RoHS

Operating and storage environment

This table lists the operating and storage specifications of your Precision 3460 Small Form Factor. Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

Table 23. Computer environment

33°C)
Vibration (maximum)*| 0.26 GRMS random at 5 Hz to 350 Hz| 1.37 GRMS random at 5 Hz to 350 Hz
Shock (maximum)| Bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 40.20 cm/sec (20 in./sec)| 105G half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 105.20 cm/sec (52.5 in./sec)
Altitude range| 3048 m (10,000 ft)| 10,668 m (35,000 ft)
  CAUTION: Operating and storage temperature ranges may differ among components, so operating or storing the device outside these ranges may impact the performance of specific components.

Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment.
Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse.

Getting help and contacting Dell

Self-help resources

You can get information and help on Dell products and services using these self-help resources:

Table 24. Self-help resources

www.dell.com
My Dell app|
Tips|
Contact Support| In Windows search, type Contact Support, and press Enter.
Online help for operating system| www.dell.com/support/windows

www.dell.com/support/linux

Access top solutions, diagnostics, drivers and downloads, and learn more about your computer through videos, manuals, and documents.| Your Dell computer is uniquely identified by a Service Tag or Express Service Code. To view relevant support resources for your Dell computer, enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code at www.dell.com/support.

For more information on how to find the Service Tag for your computer, see Locate the Service Tag on your computer.

Dell knowledge base articles for a variety of computer concerns| 1. Go to www.dell.com/support.

2.             On the menu bar at the top of the Support page, select

Support > Knowledge Base.

3.             In the Search field on the Knowledge Base page, type the keyword, topic, or model number, and then click or tap the search icon to view the related articles.

Contacting Dell

To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell.
NOTE : Availability varies by country/region and product, and some services may not be available in your country/region.
NOTE : If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog

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