Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation vs. Dell XPS 8940 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation and Dell XPS 8940 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Specs Comparison
Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Dell XPS 8940 Desktop | |
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Availability | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
Released | 2021 | 2020 |
Release Info | Announced on May 10, 2021. |
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Pricing | Starting at $1,239.00 | Starting from $649.99 i3-10100 iGPU No ODD 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5 |
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Exterior | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
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Dimensions | 13.6” x 13.18” x 6.95” (345 x 335 x 176.6 mm) |
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Weight | 18.74 ~ 22.53 lbs. (8.50 ~ 10.22 kg) | Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg) |
Colors | Black | Night Sky |
Keyboard and Trackpad | Keyboard
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Ports | Front | Standard
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Chasis | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
Form Factor | Mid Tower | Mini Tower |
Power Supply |
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Internal Specs | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
Chipset | Intel® W580 Chipset | Intel® H470 Chipset |
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Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® Quadro®
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB
| 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz.4 x UDIMM slots |
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Slots | Expansion Slots
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Connectivity | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 Optional | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 |
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| Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
Software | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
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Camera & Audio | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
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Misc | Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop |
Warranty | 3-Year Basic Onsite Service | 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis |
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation vs. Dell XPS 8940 Desktop
The Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell XPS 8940 Desktop was released a year earlier in 2020. Both systems share the same 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 Precision 3650 Tower Workstation, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 125W 8-core Intel Xeon W-1390P with a boost speed up to 5.30 GHz.While Dell XPS 8940 Desktop has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 65W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900 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 Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz ECC or non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell XPS 8940 Desktop, it supports up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 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 9 USB ports available on the Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation, one less than the Dell XPS 8940 Desktop that has 10 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 Precision 3650 Tower Workstation has eight USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
For Dell XPS 8940 Desktop, it has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and eight ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
Pricing
Motherboard
Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation System Board.
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop System Board.
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