Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower 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		Intel® Q470 Chipset 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors Up to Intel Core Intel® Core™ i5-10600 (6 cores, 12T, 12MB Cache, up to 4.60 GHz) Up to AMD Radeon RX 640 (4GB GDDR5). Up to 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory Up to 2TB of PCIe NVME SSD. Up to 260W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.

Availability	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
Released	2020	2020
Release Info	Announced on July 9, 2020 Available from July 9, 2020	Announced on September 3, 2020.
Pricing	Starting from $649.99 i3-10100 iGPU No ODD 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5	$1,045.43 i3-10100 4GB 500GB 3.5” HDD 260W PSU DVD+/-RW $1,255.71 i5-10505 8GB 256GB M.2 260W PSU DVD+/-RW
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Current	2021 Dell Optiplex 3090 Tower Compare 2020 Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower Current 2019 Dell Optiplex 3070 Tower Compare 2018 Dell Optiplex 3060 Tower 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 Optiplex 3080 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 3080 Full Size Tower Business Desktop, Intel Hexa-Core i5-10505(Beat Core i7-8700B),32GB DDR4 RAM,1TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD,AC WiFi,Bluetooth 5.0,Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro(Renewed) By Dell $409.78	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 3080 Mini-Tower Desktop Computer – Intel Core i7-10700, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 4K Monitor Support DisplayPort, HDMI, DVD, USB Type-C, AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $446.74	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 3080 Business Desktop Computer, Intel Core i5-10500 Processor up to 4.5GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Small Form Factor (Renewed) By Dell $384.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
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	11.5” x 12.76” x 6.1” (292 x 324 x 155 mm)
Weight	Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg)	Up to 15.89 lb (7.2 kg)
Colors	Night Sky	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Wired Mouse Black	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Dell KB522 Business Multimedia Keyboard (US) Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell Pro Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - KM5221W - English No Keyboard
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 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power on 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x HDMI 1.4 Supports 4K@24Hz or 1080p@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear). 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection Optional Ports 1 x Video Port Can be DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, or VGA port. 1 x Serial/PS2 port

Chasis	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
Form Factor	Mini Tower	Mini Tower
Power Supply	360W 500W	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 260W 80+ Platinum 92% 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
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	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm ODD Optional.

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
Chipset	Intel® H470 Chipset	Intel® Q470 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® Celeron® G5900 2C/2T, 3.40 GHz, 2MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 2C/2T, 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 2C/4T, 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 2C/4T, 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 58W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10300 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10305 4C/8T, 3.80 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 6C/12T, 3.10 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 6C/12T, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB 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® Celeron® G5900 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Celeron® G5905 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6400 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G6405 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10305 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10505 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 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® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 AMD® Radeon™ R5 430 - 2GB GDDR5 50W 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 RX 640 - 4GB GDDR5 50W 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 2 x mini DisplayPort ports
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots	Memory Slots: 2 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666MHz 2933MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz for Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for Intel Core i7/i9 CPU
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 M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 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 PCIe Gen 3, Full-height 2 x PCIe x1 slot Full-height SATA 3 x SATA slots For 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, and slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
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	No Wireless LAN Card Intel 3165 Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA61x4a Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX200 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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 Optional
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel Realtek RTL8111HSD-CG Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS NeoKylin 7.0 (China only)
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
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	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel High Definition Audio Intel HDA (high-definition audio) External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port with re-tasking to Line-in (Rear).

Misc	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop	Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower

The Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and the Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower were released in the same year, 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 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 Optiplex 3080 Tower has configurations with a 58W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G5900 up to a 65W 6-core Intel Core i5-10600 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.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Dell XPS 8940 Desktop has four RAM slots that support up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower has two RAM slots that you can upgrade 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 Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower 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 Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower, it has eight USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and four 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 Optiplex 3080 Tower Price
	Dell OptiPlex 3080 Full Size Tower Business Desktop, Intel Hexa-Core i5-10505(Beat Core i7-8700B),32GB DDR4 RAM,1TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD,AC WiFi,Bluetooth 5.0,Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro(Renewed) By Dell $409.78	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 3080 Mini-Tower Desktop Computer – Intel Core i7-10700, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 4K Monitor Support DisplayPort, HDMI, DVD, USB Type-C, AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $446.74	See at Amazon
	Dell OptiPlex 3080 Business Desktop Computer, Intel Core i5-10500 Processor up to 4.5GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Small Form Factor (Renewed) By Dell $384.99	See at Amazon