The Dell Precision 5720 is, by and large, a rebranded version of the company’s own XPS 27. Dell’s previous all-in-one workstations were mostly limited to Optiplex models, which have the more staid looks you’d expect from a machine destined for reception areas or rows of cubicles. The major differences lie on the inside. Unlike the XPS 27, the Precision 5720 is Independent Software Vendor (ISV) certified to work with pro-grade content and design applications from the likes of Adobe and Autodesk, to name a few. It has all of the supporting hardware, including AMD Radeon Pro WX-series workstation graphics, Intel Xeon server-class processors, and ECC memory. Very few AIOs on the market can claim to offer that kind of hardware. Additionally, as a Precision-branded unit, you get access to Dell’s business service and support, versus the premium (albeit consumer-grade) support on the XPS unit. The desktop was pre-installed with Windows 10 Pro 64 bit operating system. However this was a Non-touch LCD, Dell Workstation AIO with fixed stand.
There are a dizzying array of drive options on the Precision 5720, offering plenty of combinations for those who need speed, space, or both. They include 500GB or 1TB hard disks, a 1TB hybrid drive, and several SSD-only options that range from 256GB to 1TB and connect either via SATA or M.2 PCIe. You can configure your Precision 5720 with up to 64GB of memory, with or without ECC, and there are four DIMM slots to hold it. My review unit comes with 32GB of memory, a 512GB SSD, and two 1TB hard disk drives in a RAID 0 array. That configuration results in snappy startup and app loading, since all of the system files are located on the SSD. Dell includes a standard one-year warranty with the Precision 5720, but since this is a business-oriented machine, the company also offers its ProSupport Plus, which includes repairs for accidental damage and hard drive recovery services, as an option.
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