Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8940 Desktop and Dell XPS 8950 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Specs Comparison
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Availability | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Announced on October 27, 2021 |
| Pricing | Starting from $649.99 i3-10100 iGPU No ODD 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5 | Starting at $919.00 |
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Exterior | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
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| Weight | Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg) |
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| Colors | Night Sky | Night Sky Platinum Silver |
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Chasis | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
| Form Factor | Mini Tower | Mini Tower (27.1L) |
| Power Supply | 360W 500W |
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| Chipset | Intel® H470 Chipset | Intel® Z690 Chipset |
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| Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce®
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| Memory | 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz.4 x UDIMM slots |
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Connectivity | Dell XPS 8940 Desktop | Dell XPS 8950 Desktop |
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| Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. | Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
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| Warranty | 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis | 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis |
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Dell XPS 8940 Desktop was released years 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 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 XPS 8950 Desktop has configurations with a 125W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake 10-core Intel Core i5-12600K up to a 125W 16-core Intel Core i9-12900K 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 XPS 8940 Desktop up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. For Dell XPS 8950 Desktop, it supports up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 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, one more than the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop that has only 9 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 XPS 8950 Desktop, it has seven USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).
Pricing
Motherboard
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop System Board.
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop System Board.
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