Dell Precision 7680 review
Dell Precision 7680 — from 2023, 2.67 kg, performance 77.
Technical specifications
| Type | Workstation |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Screen | 16" · 1920x1200 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 13850HX , Intel Core i9 13950HX , Intel Core i7 13700HX |
| Graphics | RTX A1000 Mobile 6GB , RTX 2000 Mobile (Ada) 8GB , RTX 3500 Mobile (Ada) 12GB , RTX 4000 Mobile (Ada) 12GB , RTX A5000 Mobile 16GB , GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile 16GB |
| Max. RAM | 128 GB |
| Weight | 2.67 kg |
| Battery | 83 Wh |
Performance scores
Twenty cores and 128GB at eleven twenty-six
The Precision 7680 is a 2023 seventeen-inch workstation: a twenty-core i7-13850HX with an RTX A1000 Mobile card of 6GB and 128GB of memory, listed at $1,126. The measurements describe a capacity machine: 128GB of memory — one hundred percent above the workstation-class median, top quartile; a graphics placing of 75, also top quartile; reliability at 64 in the same quartile. The measured weak axis is weight: 2.67kg, thirty-seven percent above the class median and in the heavy band.
What the composition serves
Twenty cores and 128GB behind a professional card is the configuration of a mobile compute station: compilation, simulation, virtualization, data work — workloads that consume threads and memory long before they touch the GPU. The receipts confirm the card earns its badge along the way: Grand Theft Auto V clears recommended with a measured 140 frames per second, PUBG clears recommended, and Photoshop and VS Code hold minimums. Among the several current-generation seats sharing this ticket on the shelf, this one holds the capacity corner.
The honest costs
Weight is the measured price of the chassis that cools an HX-class engine, and 2.67kg states it plainly: this machine commutes between desks rather than living in a backpack. No launch anchor is recorded for a depreciation line, so resale expectations should be built from platform age. Neither cost is hidden; both are the honest content of the ticket.
Price trajectory
No depreciation anchor is recorded for this configuration. Current platforms take their steepest losses in the first two service years; a buyer at this ticket should assume that pattern rather than a flatter one.
Against the alternatives
The analog block is empty — no measured shelf-mates share this corner of capacity and price. The same-price family cluster on this shelf offers mobility-led and graphics-led seats; this listing is the thread-and-memory one, and the buyer's workload decides which corner fits.
Bottom line
Fairly priced for the class: a twenty-core, 128GB compute station with honest rec-bar receipts, discounted in convenience rather than capability — the weight is the one measured cost. For capacity-first workloads, a rational seat at this ticket.
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⭐ What stands out
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memory capacity is higher than typical workstation class (+100%) (professional).
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graphics performance is higher than typical workstation class (+77.6%) (high tier).
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reliability is higher than typical workstation class (+47.1%) (mid).
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🎮 What it can run
⚙️ Configuration analysis
Top configuration handles modern AAA games at high settings, video editing, and heavy multitasking.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 43.5) ↔ price (median 471).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 36) ↔ overall performance (median 60.6).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 100) ↔ battery life (median 2.4).
Precision 7680: verdict
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