Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition vs. 2020 ROG Strix GT35

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition and 2020 ROG Strix GT35 specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Intel® Z490 Chipset Up to 125W Intel Core i9-10900K (10 cores, 20 threads, 20MB Cache, Up to 5.30 GHz) Up to 64B of 3200 MHz Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti (11GB GDDR6) Up to 700W 80+ Gold PSU 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA ports More Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0 AURA SYNC 240mm Liquid Cooler Vertical VGA Installation

Availability	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Released	2020	2020
Release Info	Announced on July 9, 2020 Available from July 9, 2020	Announced on January 06, 2020 (CES 2020)
Pricing	Starting from $999.99 i5-10400 RX 5300 3GB DVD-RW 360W PSU 8GB 256GB SSD 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Current 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare	2021 ROG Strix GT35 Compare 2020 ROG Strix GT35 Current

Dell_XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core up to 5.30GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White By Dell $1,449.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700 up to 4.90 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 4TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White By Dell $1,480.44	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K up to 5.30 GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD + 10TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11, White By Dell $3,255.07	See at Amazon
ROG Strix GT35 G35CZ Gaming Desktop Price
	ASUS ROG Strix G16CH Gaming Desktop Computer - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core up to 6.0 GHz, 64GB RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GDDR6, RGB Case, Windows 11 Pro By ASUS $3,329.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC, GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD + 2TB HDD, Dual Hot-Swap SSD Bays, ROG Scope & Chakram, Windows 11 Professional, GA35DX-XH999 By ASUS $2,799.99 Was: $4,299.99	See at Amazon
	ROG Strix GA35 Gamer Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (~ 4070), AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 10 Professional) Best 2023 Prebuilt Gaming PC Computer (Made_by_ASUS) By Computer Upgrade King $1,149.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.1 x 14.4 x 6.7” (308 x 367 x 169 mm) Without feed 12.1 x 15.5 x 6.7” (308 x 393 x 169 mm) With feed	17.05 x 19.72 x 10.98” (433 x 501 x 279 mm)
Weight	Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg)	33.07 lbs. (15.0 kg)
Colors	Mineral White	Star Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Wired Mouse Black	ROG Strix Flare Keyboard ROG Gladius II Mouse
Ports	Front 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1, 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports, 1 x Headset jack Rear 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x HDMI 1.4 (UMA graphics only) 1 x Display Port 1.2 (UMA only) 1 x Gigabit Ethernet 1 x Audio port (5.1 channel 3 Jack)	Top 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 2 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x Mic in 3.5mm jack 1 x Headphone out 3.5mm jack. Rear 7 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x RJ-45 Intel® I211-AT 2.5G LAN 6 x Audio port Gold-Plated Audio Jacks 1 x S/PDIF-Out 1 x Line-in 1 x Mic-in 1 x Rear Speaker Out 1 x Center / Sub Woofer 1 x Front Speaker Out (Line Out)

Chasis	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mid Tower
Power Supply	360W 500W	700W 80+ Gold peak 750W
Bays	2 x SATA slots for 2.5-inch HDD 1 x SATA slot for 3.5 inch HDD 1 x Optional Optical Disk Drive
Optical Drives	Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD Tray-load Blu-Ray Drive Reads and Writes to BD/DVD/CD
Chasis Information		VGA Installation Type: Vertical Cooling: 240mm Liquid Cooler

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Chipset	Intel® H470 Chipset	Intel® Z490 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600K 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 RTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 RTX 3060 Ti ™ - 8GB GDDR6 RTX 3070™ - 8GB GDDR6 AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6 RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6 RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2060 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2070 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2080 Ti - 11GB GDDR6
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz for Intel Core i5 2933 MHz for Intel Core i7 3200 MHz for Intel Core i9 Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive 4TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM 3.5” SATA HDD
Slots	1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 1 x PCIe x4 slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card	Expansion Slots 3 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height SATA 6 x SATA slots For HDD and SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Killer AX1650i Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1	Wi-Fi 6 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel® I211-AT 2.5G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	ROG Armoury Crate Sonic Studio III Sonic Radar III Aura Creator XSplit Gamecaster Android/iOS App GameFisrt V

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Audio	Audio controller Realtek ALC3861 External Ports One headset port One audio line-out port One rear L/R-surround audio-out port One center/subwoofer LFE surround audio-out port	Audio controller SupremeFX S1220A CODEC External Ports 1 x Mic in 3.5mm jack (front). 1 x Headphone out 3.5mm jack (front). 6 x Audio port Gold-Plated Audio Jacks (Rear) 1 x S/PDIF-Out 1 x Line-in 1 x Mic-in 1 x Rear Speaker Out 1 x Center / Sub Woofer 1 x Front Speaker Out (Line Out)

Misc	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition	2020 ROG Strix GT35
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition vs. 2020 ROG Strix GT35

The Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition and the 2020 ROG Strix GT35 were released in the same year, 2020. The Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition 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. The 2020 ROG Strix GT35 has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.

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 XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 125W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900K with a boost speed up to 5.30 GHz.

While 2020 ROG Strix GT35 has configurations with a 125W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10600KF up to a 125W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900KF with a boost speed up to 5.30 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 XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For 2020 ROG Strix GT35, it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz 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 10 USB ports available on the Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition, two less than the 2020 ROG Strix GT35 that has 12 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 XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and eight ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For 2020 ROG Strix GT35, it has nine USB Type-A ports and three USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell_XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core up to 5.30GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White By Dell $1,449.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700 up to 4.90 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 4TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White By Dell $1,480.44	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K up to 5.30 GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD + 10TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11, White By Dell $3,255.07	See at Amazon
ROG Strix GT35 G35CZ Gaming Desktop Price
	ASUS ROG Strix G16CH Gaming Desktop Computer - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core up to 6.0 GHz, 64GB RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GDDR6, RGB Case, Windows 11 Pro By ASUS $3,329.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC, GeForce RTX 3090, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD + 2TB HDD, Dual Hot-Swap SSD Bays, ROG Scope & Chakram, Windows 11 Professional, GA35DX-XH999 By ASUS $2,799.99 Was: $4,299.99	See at Amazon
	ROG Strix GA35 Gamer Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (~ 4070), AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 10 Professional) Best 2023 Prebuilt Gaming PC Computer (Made_by_ASUS) By Computer Upgrade King $1,149.99	See at Amazon