Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) and Dell XPS 8950 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Specs Comparison
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Availability | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Release Info | Announced on May 27, 2021. | Announced on October 27, 2021 |
| Pricing | Starting at $949. | Starting at $919.00 |
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Exterior | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
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| Dimensions | 15.19 x 15.43 x 6.89 (386 x 392 x 175 mm) |
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| Weight | 22 lb (10 kg) Approximately. |
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| Colors | Black With dynamic contours and burning red LEDs. | Night Sky Platinum Silver |
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Chasis | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Form Factor | Tower (18L) | Mini Tower (27.1L) |
| Power Supply | 500W 80+ Gold 87% Efficiency |
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| Bays | 2 x 3.5" disk bay | |
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Internal Specs | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Chipset | Intel® B560 Chipset | Intel® Z690 Chipset |
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| Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce®
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4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB |
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| Slots | Expansion Slots
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Connectivity | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 IEEE 802.11 AX | Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. | Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
Software | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| OS | Windows 10 Home Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Camera & Audio | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
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Misc | Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Warranty | 3 years on-site warranty. | 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis |
Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
The Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) and the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop were released in the same year, 2021. The Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop has a mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-height graphics card.
Processor
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.
For Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620), you have options to configure it with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11400F up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-11700F with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.While Dell XPS 8950 Desktop has configurations with a 125W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake 10-core Intel Core i5-12600K up to a 125W 16-core Intel Core i9-12900K with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.
Memory
The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.
Both PCs have the same amount of four RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) up to 64GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell XPS 8950 Desktop, it supports up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 memory.
Ports
Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.
There is a total number of 7 USB ports available on the Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620), two less than the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop that has 9 USB ports. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.
The Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) has five USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For Dell XPS 8950 Desktop, it has seven USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).
Pricing
Motherboard
Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) System Board.
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop System Board.
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