Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Dell G5 5000 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and Dell G5 5000 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		10th Gen Intel Core Processors Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ series Up to 128GB DDR4 2666MHz memory

Availability	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
Released	2020	2020
Release Info	Announced on July 9, 2020 Available from July 9, 2020
Pricing	Starting from $649.99 i3-10100 iGPU No ODD 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5	Starting from $699.99 i3-10100 AMD RX 5300 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 6
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Current	2020 Dell G5 5000 Desktop Current 2019 Dell G5 5090 Desktop 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 $698.00 Was: $998.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Tower Business Desktop, 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700, Windows 11 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, RJ-45, Tray Load DVD Drive By Dell $899.00	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 $1,154.99	See at Amazon
Dell G5 Gaming Desktop 10th Price
	Dell Optiplex 7020 Gaming Desktop PC - Intel Core i7 4th Gen 3.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, HDMI, DVI, VGA, New Keyboard, Mouse, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Professional(Renewed) By Dell $225.00	See at Amazon
	Dell RGB Gaming Tower Computer - Intel Core i7 6th Gen, NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5, 16GB Ram, 512GB SSD, Prebuilt Gaming Desktop PC with Built-in WiFi & RGB Set, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $318.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9-13900F, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Premium Support - Basalt Black By Alienware $2,020.00 Was: $2,199.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
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	12.13 x 14.45 x 6.65” (308 x 367 x 169 mm)
Weight	Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg)	16.8 - 18.1 lb (7.62 - 8.20 kg)
Colors	Night Sky	Abyss Grey With Blue LED Lighting and optional clear window side panel.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Wired Mouse Black	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 Black
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 3.1 Gen 1 port 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C^® port 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Microphone port 1 x Headphone port Rear 2 x USB 2.0 ports 4 x Superspeed USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x Power-supply port 1 x Center/subwoofer LFE surround the port 1 x Front L/R surround line-out 1 x Audio-in 1 x RJ45 Ethernet port

Chasis	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mini Tower
Power Supply	360W 500W	360W 500W
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	1 x 3.5” bay 2 x 2.5” bays
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	Not Available
Chasis Information		Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy exterior shell Copper Alloy thermal structures

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
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™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB 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™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700KF Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F Not Available
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 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
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots
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 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	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

Connectivity	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
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	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
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	No Speakers 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 the audio-out port

Misc	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell G5 5000 Desktop
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Mail In Service 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Dell G5 5000 Desktop

The Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and the Dell G5 5000 Desktop 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop 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 Dell G5 5000 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 i9-10900F 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 both systems 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 10 USB ports available on both PCs. 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 Dell G5 5000 Desktop, it has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 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 $698.00 Was: $998.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8940 Tower Business Desktop, 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700, Windows 11 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, RJ-45, Tray Load DVD Drive By Dell $899.00	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 $1,154.99	See at Amazon
Dell G5 Gaming Desktop 10th Price
	Dell Optiplex 7020 Gaming Desktop PC - Intel Core i7 4th Gen 3.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, HDMI, DVI, VGA, New Keyboard, Mouse, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Professional(Renewed) By Dell $225.00	See at Amazon
	Dell RGB Gaming Tower Computer - Intel Core i7 6th Gen, NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5, 16GB Ram, 512GB SSD, Prebuilt Gaming Desktop PC with Built-in WiFi & RGB Set, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $318.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9-13900F, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Premium Support - Basalt Black By Alienware $2,020.00 Was: $2,199.99	See at Amazon