Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8950 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3450 SFF

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and Dell Precision 3450 SFF 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	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® W580 Chipset Supports 10th and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors. Up to 65W Intel® Core™ i9-11900 (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to 80W Intel® Xeon® W-1390 (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.20 GHz). Up to NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX P1000 with 4GB GDDR5. Up to AMD® Radeon™ Pro WX3200 with 4GB GDDR5. Up to 64GB 3200MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DDR4 memory. Up to 128GB 2933MHz ECC or Non-ECC dual-channel DD4 memory. Up to 3 x 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. Up to 300W 80 Plus Platinum with 92% Efficiency.

Availability	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on October 27, 2021	Announced on May 10, 2021.
Pricing	Starting at $919.00	Starting at $1,079.00 i5-10505 \| 8GB \| 256 SSD
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Current 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare

Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, Windows 11 Pro - Black By Dell $1,026.99	See at Amazon
	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 $1,298.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2023 XPS 8950 Business Fulll Size Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Type-C, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $1,408.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3450 SFF Price
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $799.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i5 Hexa-core (6 Core) i5-10505 10th Gen 3.20 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 256 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $699.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3450 Desktop Workstation – I7-10700 - 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD 630 Graphics, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, DVD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $999.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
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	11.53” x 11.12” x 3.65” (292.8 x 290 x 92.6 mm)
Weight	Starting weight: 16.36lbs (7.42kg) Night Sky Starting weight: 16.79lbs (7.62kg) Platinum Silver	9.88 ~ 13.131 lbs. (4.48 ~ 5.956 kg)
Colors	Night Sky Platinum Silver	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard Black or White Dell MS116Optical Mouse Black or White	Keyboard Dell KB813 Smart Card Keyboard (US) Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard English No Keyboard Mouse Dell Wired Mouse MS3220 - Black Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 (Black) Dell Wired Mouse with Fingerprint Reader No Mouse
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 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with PowerShare. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) 1 x SD Card Reader v4.0 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 6 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with Smart Power On. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 4K@120Hz. 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio Jack Re-tasking Line out/Line in audio port. 2 x PS/2 1 x Serial port 1 x Optional Port VGA, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, or USB-C with DP-Alt mode. 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Form Factor	Mini Tower (27.1L)	Small Form Factor (SFF)
Power Supply	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	260W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 300W 80+ Platinum 92% 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	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm Optical Disk Drive

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Chipset	Intel® Z690 Chipset	Intel® W580 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 4C/8T, 3.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB 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 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® Xeon® W-1250 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8C/16T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 10C/20T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 6C/12T, 2.70 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600 6C/12T, 2.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350 6C/12T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370 8C/16T, 2.90 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390 8C/16T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10105 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 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 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® Xeon® W-1250 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz
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® Quadro® P400 - 2GB GDDR5 P630 - 3GB GDDR5 P1000 - 4GB GDDR5 AMD® Radeon™ 550 - 2GB GDDR5 540 - 4GB GDDR5 Pro WX2100 - 2GB GDDR5 Pro WX3200 - 4GB GDDR5
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.	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Memory Slots: 4 x DIMM slots Memory Type: ECC and Non-ECC Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory. Memory Speed: 2666 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/Xeon W-1250 processors. 2933 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon W-1270/W1290 processors. 3200 MHz For 11th Generation Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon W-1350/W-1370/W1390 processors. Memory Size per Slot: 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 Gen 3 x4 or Gen 4 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	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 4 x16, Half-height 1 x PCIe x4 slot PCIe Gen 3 x4, Half-height SATA 3 x SATA slots 2 x SATA 3.0 slot for 3.5-inch/2.5-inch hard drive 1 x SATA 2.0 slot for slim Optical Drive. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 2 x M.2 2280 slot For SSD. 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Wi-Fi	Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	Qualcomm QCA61x4a Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0 Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2 No Wireless LAN Card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 Optional
Ethernet	Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Intel i219-LM Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
OS	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Home, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, 64-bit Windows 10 Home, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Red Hate Enterprise Linux 8.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Dell Optimizer for Precision Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
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.	One 2W Speaker (optional) Audio controller Realtek ALC3246 4 Channel 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 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3450 SFF
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	3-Year Basic Onsite Service

Dell XPS 8950 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3450 SFF

The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and the Dell Precision 3450 SFF were released in the same year, 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 Precision 3450 SFF has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10105 up to a 80W 8-core Intel Xeon W-1390 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 8950 Desktop up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 memory. For Dell Precision 3450 SFF, it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz ECC or non-ECC 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 less than the Dell Precision 3450 SFF that has 10 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 Precision 3450 SFF, 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), three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, Windows 11 Pro - Black By Dell $1,026.99	See at Amazon
	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 $1,298.00	See at Amazon
	Dell 2023 XPS 8950 Business Fulll Size Tower Desktop Computer, 12th Gen Intel 12-Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Type-C, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $1,408.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 3450 SFF Price
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i7 Octa-core (8 Core) i7-10700 10th Gen 2.90 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $799.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3000 3450 Workstation - Intel Core i5 Hexa-core (6 Core) i5-10505 10th Gen 3.20 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 256 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Black By Dell $699.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 3450 Desktop Workstation – I7-10700 - 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD 630 Graphics, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB Type-C, DVD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $999.00	See at Amazon