Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8950 Desktop vs. Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Dell XPS 8950 Desktop See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new	The first XPS Desktop with a liquid cooling option. 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake K-Series Processors. Up to 125W Intel Core i9-12900K (16 Cores, 30MB Cache, Up to 5.2 GHz) Up to 64GB of 4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory Up to 128GB of 3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 Memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 (24GB GDDR6x) Up to AMD® Radeon™ RX 6900 XT (16GB GDDR6) Up to 750W Platinum PSU Available in both Night Sky Platinum Silver New 27L chassis with 42% larger than before. Better cooling solutions for better airflow and acoustics.	Intel B660 Chipset 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake Processors Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i7-12700 (12C/20T, Up to 4.90 GHz) Up to 64GB 3200MH dual-channel DDR4 memory Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER with 6GB of GDDR6 Up to 300W 80+ Bronze PSU Up to Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 More Features Optional SD Card Reader 3.0. Up to two display outputs (HDMI + DP).

Availability	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
Released	2021	2022
Release Info	Announced on October 27, 2021	Announced on January 21, 2022.
Pricing	Starting at $919.00
Applicable Models		Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop (12th Gen Intel) Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop (Intel B660) 2022 Dell Inspiron Compact Desktop
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Current 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare	2022 Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Current 2021 Dell Inspiron 3891 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell Inspiron 3881 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Compare

Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, Wi-Fi 6, VR Ready, Air Cooled, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $1,328.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Computer Tower - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900 24-Core Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro - Graphite Black By Dell $2,099.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS Desktop Computer Tower for Business and Gaming, 13th Gen i7 16-Core PC Desktop, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Lifetime Office, RJ-45, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C By Dell $1,599.00	See at Amazon
Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue By Dell $596.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3910 Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel 4-Core Processor \| 16GB DDR4 RAM \| 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD \| Intel UHD Graphics 730 \| WiFi 6 \| DVD-RW \| Display Port \| HDMI \| Windows 11 Pro By Dell $499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, Windows 11 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics, Plain DVD+/-RW, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth By Dell $619.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	16.8 x 14.8 x 6.81” (426.7 x 372.9 x 173 mm) Without feed 16.8 x 15.39 x 6.81” (426.7 x 391 x 173 mm) With feed	11.54 x 12.77 x 6.06” (293 x 324.30 x 154 mm)
Weight	Starting weight: 16.36lbs (7.42kg) Night Sky Starting weight: 16.79lbs (7.62kg) Platinum Silver	14.57 lbs (6.60 kg)
Colors	Night Sky Platinum Silver	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard Black or White Dell MS116Optical Mouse Black or White	Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English Black Dell MS116 Wired Mouse Black
Ports	Front 3 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1 x Headset jack 1 x SD Card Slot Optional Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps) 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 Works on processors with integrated graphics. 1 x Gigabit Ethernet 6 x Audio port 7.1 channel audio 6-connector stack of restackable audio ports. 1 x AC Power Connector	Front 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x SD card reader Optional. 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 4 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Line-out re-tasking Line-in audio port 1 x Power supply unit 1 x Kensington lock slot

Chasis	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
Form Factor	Mini Tower (27.1L)	Mini Tower
Power Supply	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	180W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 240W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency
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	Optional Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
Chipset	Intel® Z690 Chipset	Intel B660 Chipset
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K 10C/16T, 3.70 → 4.90 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K 12C/20T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 125W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K 16C/24T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 125W	12th Gen Intel® Celeron® G6900 2C/2T, 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 46W 12th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 2C/4T, 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 46W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-12100 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 60W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400 6C/12T, 2.50 → 4.40 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 65W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400F 6C/12T, 2.50 → 4.40 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 65W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 12C/20T, 2.10 → 4.80 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 65W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F 12C/20T, 2.10 → 4.80 GHz, 25MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1550 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Celeron® G6900 Intel® UHD Graphics 710 16 Execution Units, 300 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 Intel® UHD Graphics 710 16 Execution Units, 300 → 1350 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1450 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Not Available 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Intel® UHD Graphics 770 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1500 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 LHR RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 LHR RTX™ 3080 - 10GB GDDR6x LHR RTX™ 3080 Ti - 12GB GDDR6x RTX™ 3090 - 24GB GDDR6x AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT - 12GB GDDR6 RX 6900 XT - 16GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 - 2GB GDDR5 GTX 1650 SUPER - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6
Memory	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Memory Speed: 3600 MHz 4400 MHz Memory Per Slot: 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Configurations 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 4400 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory. 128GB 3600 MHz Dual-Channel DDR5 memory.	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz 2933 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 5, Full-height 2 x PCIe x4 slot Full-height SATA 4 x SATA slots ForHDD/SSD, and slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3, Full-height SATA 3 x SATA slots For optical drive, 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard 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 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
Wi-Fi	Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	MediaTek MT7921 Up to 1200 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.2 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Realtek RTL8111HSD Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
OS	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Home Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
Audio	Audio controller Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro External Ports One Headset Port Front Six Audio port Rear, 7.1 channel audio 6-connector stack of restackable audio ports.	Audio controller Integrated 5.1 Channel High Definition audio Cirrus Logic CS8409 + CS42L42 External Ports One headset port One Line-out port

Misc	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop
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 8950 Desktop vs. Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop

The Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop is a newer system that was released in 2022, while the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop was released years earlier in 2021. 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 8950 Desktop, you have options to configure it 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.

While Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop has configurations with a 46W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake dual-core Intel Celeron G6900 up to a 65W 12-core Intel Core i7-12700F 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 8950 Desktop has four RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 memory. On the other hand, the Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop has two RAM slots that you can upgrade 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 9 USB ports available on the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop, one more than the Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop 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 8950 Desktop has seven USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. It 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).

For Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop, it has seven USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. 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 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, Wi-Fi 6, VR Ready, Air Cooled, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home - Black By Dell $1,328.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Computer Tower - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900 24-Core Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro - Graphite Black By Dell $2,099.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS Desktop Computer Tower for Business and Gaming, 13th Gen i7 16-Core PC Desktop, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Lifetime Office, RJ-45, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C By Dell $1,599.00	See at Amazon
Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Price
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue By Dell $596.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Vostro 3910 Desktop Computer \| 12th Gen Intel 4-Core Processor \| 16GB DDR4 RAM \| 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD \| Intel UHD Graphics 730 \| WiFi 6 \| DVD-RW \| Display Port \| HDMI \| Windows 11 Pro By Dell $499.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 3910 Business Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, Windows 11 Pro, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics, Plain DVD+/-RW, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth By Dell $619.00	See at Amazon