CPU
3rd Generation Intel Ivy Bridge Dual Core i3-3110M or i5-3320M/3340M/3360M or i7-3520M/3540M or Intel Ivy Bridge Quad Core i7-3610QM/3630QM/3720QM/3740QM/3820QM/3840QM/3920XM/3940XM Processor
Memory Type
PC3L-12800 1600MHz DDR3L 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 16GB with dual core processor or up to 32GB with quad core processor
Max Memory
up to 16GB with dual core processor or up to 32GB with quad core processor
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots in models with a dual core processor or 4 SO-DIMM slots in models with a Quad core processor
PC Card Slots
One ExpressCard/54 Slot
USB Ports
Two USB v3.0 Type-A Ports and Three USB v2.0 Type-A Ports (Two USB v2.0 Only Ports and One USB v2.0/eSATA Combo Port)
Firewire Ports
One 4-pin IEEE-1394 Firewire / I.Link Port
Card Reader
8-in-1 Media Card Reader Slot and SmartCard Reader Slot
Original Optical Drives
Optional - DVD Super Multi Dual Layer Drive or Blu-Ray RW Drive
Original Hard Drives
320GB, 500GB, 640GB, 750GB, 1TB 5400RPM or 7200RPM SATA II 3Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 256GB, 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive and/or 128GB, 256GB, 512GB mSATA Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Dell Precision M4700 Mobile Workstation Supports up to 3 Drives. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Easy Eject Drive Bay and/or One mSATA Solid State Drive in the WWAN Slot and One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Modular Bay Carrier) Note: The second 2.5" Drive is optional and is located in the optical drive bay when installed. If replacing the optical drive for a second 2.5" Drive, you will need the Dell modular bay drive carrier for installation. If installing a 2.5" Drive in the easy eject bay, you will need the 2.5" Drive easy eject bay caddy p/n 794WN for installation.