Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra and Dell XPS 8950 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 26, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Intel Tiger Lake PCH-LP Chipset. 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake Processors. Up to Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 (4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W) Up to 64GB 3200 MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory Up to 2 x 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD. Up to 2TB 2.5" HDD. 90W Power Adapter. Up to Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 More Features Up to three display outputs (2 x USB-C Alt-Mode + DP).	The first XPS Desktop with a liquid cooling option. 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake K-Series Processors. Up to 125W Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores, 30MB Cache, Up to 5.2 GHz) Up to 64GB of 4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory Up to 128GB of 3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 (24GB GDDR6x) Up to AMD® Radeon™ RX 6900 XT (16GB GDDR6) Up to 750W Platinum PSU Available in both Night Sky Platinum Silver New 27L chassis with 42% larger than before. Better cooling solutions for better airflow and acoustics.

Availability	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on May 11, 2021.	Announced on October 27, 2021
Pricing	$1,138.57 i5-1115G4 4GB 500GB 2.5” Wi-Fi 5 $1,398.57 i5-1145G7 8GB 256GB M.2 Wi-Fi 6 $1,470.00 i5-1145G7 16GB 256GB M.2 Wi-Fi 6 $1,712.86 i5-1185G7 16GB 256GB M.2 Wi-Fi 6 $1,855.00 i5-1145G7 4GB 128GB M.2 Wi-Fi 6 C2422HE Monitor	Starting at $919.00
Generations	2021 Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra Current 2019 Dell Optiplex 7070 Ultra Compare	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Current 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare

Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra Desktop Price
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra Mini Desktop Computer Bundle with 24" FHD Monitor, Intel Core i7-1185G7 4.4Ghz, 16GB RAM 256GB SSD, Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-1185G7 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Ultra Small - Black By Dell $779.95	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 MFF Micro Form Factor Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700T up to 4.50 GHz CPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $449.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, Windows 11 Pro - Black By Dell $1,026.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, Wi-Fi 6, VR Ready, Air Cooled, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $1,298.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2023 XPS 8950 Business Fulll Size Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Type-C, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $1,408.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	3.78” x 10.09” x 0.78” (96.1 x 256.2 x 19.7 mm)	16.8 x 14.8 x 6.81” (426.7 x 372.9 x 173 mm) Without feed 16.8 x 15.39 x 6.81” (426.7 x 391 x 173 mm) With feed
Weight	Starting at 1.16 lb (0.525 kg)	Starting weight: 16.36lbs (7.42kg) Night Sky Starting weight: 16.79lbs (7.62kg) Platinum Silver
Colors	Black	Night Sky Platinum Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US) Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English No Keyboard	Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard Black or White Dell MS116Optical Mouse Black or White
Ports	Bottom 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort Alt Mode and Power Delivery. 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Smart Power On. 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port. 1 x DC-in 4.5mm barrel type. Left 1 x Thunderbolt 4 USB 4 with DisplayPort Alt Mode. 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with PowerShare. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Right 1 x Kensington Slot 1 x Security Screw Slot	Front 3 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1 x Headset jack 1 x SD Card Slot Optional Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps) 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 Works on processors with integrated graphics. 1 x Gigabit Ethernet 6 x Audio port 7.1 channel audio 6-connector stack of restackable audio ports. 1 x AC Power Connector

Chasis	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Form Factor	Ultra Form Factor	Mini Tower (27.1L)
Power Supply	90W 4.5mm Barrel Power Adapter.	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Optical Drives		No Optical Drive Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD Tray-load Blu-Ray Drive Reads and Writes to BD/DVD/CD

Internal Specs	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Chipset	Tiger Lake PCH-LP (Integrated with the processor)	Intel® Z690 Chipset
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2C/4T, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 4C/8T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K 10C/16T, 3.70 → 4.90 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K 12C/20T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 125W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K 16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1550 MHz
Discrete Graphics		NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 LHR RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR RTX™ 3080 - 10GB GDDR6x LHR RTX™ 3080 Ti - 12GB GDDR6x RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6x AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT - 12GB GDDR6 RX 6900 XT - 16GB GDDR6
Memory	Memory Slots: 2 SODIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Memory Speed: 3600 MHz 4400 MHz Memory Per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory. 128GB 3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
Slots	Expansion Slots No Expansion slot. SATA 1 x SATA 3.0 FFC connector For 2.5-inch 7mm slim HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230 slot For PCIe SDD. 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 5, Full-height 2 x PCIe x4 slot Full-height SATA 4 x SATA slots ForHDD/SSD, and slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA61x4a Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1	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 5.1	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Intel i219LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Audio	No built-in Speaker Audio controller Realtek ALC3204-CG Intel High Definition Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front	Audio controller Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro External Ports One Headset Port Front Six Audio port Rear, 7.1 channel audio 6-connector stack of restackable audio ports.

Misc	Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Warranty	3-Year Basic Onsite Service	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop

The Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra and the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop were released in the same year, 2021. The Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra has an ultra form factor that is very small and slim can be hidden in a monitor stand, mounted on a wall, or under a desk. 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 Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra, you have options to configure it with a 28W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake UP3 dual-core Intel Core i3-1115G4 up to a 28W quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with a boost speed up to 4.80 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.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra has two RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop has four RAM slots that you can upgrade 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 5 USB ports available on the Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra, four 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 Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra has three USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. It has three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and two ports that support USB 4.0 (40 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

Dell Optiplex 7090 Ultra Desktop Price
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 Ultra Mini Desktop Computer Bundle with 24" FHD Monitor, Intel Core i7-1185G7 4.4Ghz, 16GB RAM 256GB SSD, Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-1185G7 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Ultra Small - Black By Dell $779.95	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 7090 MFF Micro Form Factor Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700T up to 4.50 GHz CPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $449.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, Windows 11 Pro - Black By Dell $1,026.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, Wi-Fi 6, VR Ready, Air Cooled, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $1,298.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2023 XPS 8950 Business Fulll Size Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Type-C, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $1,408.00	See at Amazon