Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest April 24, 2023

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Up to Intel® Core™ i7-10700 (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2060 SUPER™ GPU, (8GB GDDR6). Up to 64GB dual-channel 2666MHz DDR4 memory. Up to 2 x 3TB 3.5” SATA Hard Drives. Up to 1 x 1TB PCIe Gen NVMe SSD. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n) Optional Built-in Wireless Charging Pad.

Availability	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
Released	2020	2020
Release Info	Announced on July 9, 2020 Available from July 9, 2020	Announced on June 23, 2020.
Pricing	Starting from $649.99 i3-10100 iGPU No ODD 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5	$799.99 i5-10400 8GB 512GB M.2 GTX 1650 Wi-Fi 6 $799.99 i5-10400F 8GB 512GB M.2 GTX 1650 Wi-Fi 6 $899.99 i5-10400F 8GB 512GB M.2 GTX 1660 Wi-Fi 6 $1299.99 i5-10700 12GB 512GB M.2 GTX 2060 SUPER Wi-Fi 6
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Current	2021 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) Compare 2020 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) Current 2018 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-600) Compare

Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Computer Tower - Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, USB, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro – Black By Dell $1,014.00 Was: $1,079.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Gaming Tower PC- Intel i7-11700 - 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD - Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB 4K, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVD, AX Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SD Card - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700 Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite Service - Black By Dell $904.00 Was: $1,099.99	See at Amazon
Acer Nitro 50 N50-610 10th Gen Price
	Acer Nitro 50 Gaming Desktop, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400F 6-Core Processor, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, Intel WiFi 6, Keyboard and Mouse, N50-610-UR14 By acer $669.00 Was: $799.99	See at Amazon
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-640-UR12 Gaming Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 \| 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB SSD \| 1TB HDD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $871.48 Was: $1,299.99	See at Amazon
	acer Nitro 50 N50 Gaming Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K 16-Core up to 5.2 GHz CPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD, GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB GDDR6 GPU, Intel Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home By acer $1,729.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
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	15.19 x 15.43 x 6.89 (386 x 392 x 175 mm)
Weight	Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg)	22 lb (10 kg) Approximately.
Colors	Night Sky	Black With dynamic contours and burning red LEDs.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Wired Mouse Black	Standard Acer Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Standard Acer Wired Keyboard and 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)	Front 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x Headphone Jack 1 x Microphone Jack Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 3 x Audio Jack 1 x Line-in, 1 x Line-out, and 1 x Microphone 3.5mm audio jack. 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Tower (18L)
Power Supply	360W 500W	500W 80+ Gold 87% Efficiency
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	2 x 3.5" disk bay
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 XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
Chipset	Intel® H470 Chipset	Intel® H470 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 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™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1030 - 2GB GDDR5 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 AMD® Radeon™ RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6 RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6 RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6 RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4GB GDDR5 GTX 1660 - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB 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: 2666MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB Memory Configurations 4GB 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 Gen NVMe SSD. 1TB 2TB 3TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
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 1 x PCIe x16 slot Full-height SATA 3 x SATA slots For HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For M.2 SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
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 IEEE 802.11 AX
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	NitroSense DTS Sound Unbound DTS:X Ultra App Explorer Care Center Quick Access Acer Product Registration NVIDIA GeForce Experience Dropbox ExpressVPN Evernote

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
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	DTX:X Ultra External Ports 1 x Headphone Jack Front 1 x Microphone Jack Front 3 x Audio port 1 x Line-in, 1 x Line-out, and 1 x Microphone 3.5mm audio jack. (Rear).

Misc	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	3 years on-site warranty.

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610)

The Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and the Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) were released in the same year, 2020. The Dell XPS 8940 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. The Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) 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, you have options to configure it 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.

While Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400F up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700 with a boost speed up to 4.80 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 up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610), it supports up to 64GB of 2666MHz 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, two more than the Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) that has only 8 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 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 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610), it has seven USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Computer Tower - Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, USB, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro – Black By Dell $1,014.00 Was: $1,079.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Gaming Tower PC- Intel i7-11700 - 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD - Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB 4K, DisplayPort, HDMI, DVD, AX Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SD Card - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700 Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite Service - Black By Dell $904.00 Was: $1,099.99	See at Amazon
Acer Nitro 50 N50-610 10th Gen Price
	Acer Nitro 50 Gaming Desktop, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400F 6-Core Processor, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, Intel WiFi 6, Keyboard and Mouse, N50-610-UR14 By acer $669.00 Was: $799.99	See at Amazon
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-640-UR12 Gaming Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 \| 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB SSD \| 1TB HDD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $871.48 Was: $1,299.99	See at Amazon
	acer Nitro 50 N50 Gaming Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K 16-Core up to 5.2 GHz CPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD, GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB GDDR6 GPU, Intel Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home By acer $1,729.00	See at Amazon