Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell XPS 8950 Desktop vs. Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation 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 125W Intel® Core™ i9-11900K (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.30 GHz). Up to 125W Intel® Xeon® W-1390P (8 cores/16 threads, up to 5.40 GHz). Up to NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX A5000 with 24GB GDDR6X. Up to AMD® Radeon™ Pro W5700 with 8GB GDDR6. 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 1000W 80 Plus Gold with 90% Efficiency.

Availability	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on October 27, 2021	Announced on May 10, 2021.
Pricing	Starting at $919.00	Starting at $1,239.00
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Current 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare

Exterior	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
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	13.6” x 13.18” x 6.95” (345 x 335 x 176.6 mm)
Weight	Starting weight: 16.36lbs (7.42kg) Night Sky Starting weight: 16.79lbs (7.62kg) Platinum Silver	18.74 ~ 22.53 lbs. (8.50 ~ 10.22 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 \| Standard 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Powershare. 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front \| Advanced 3 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with powershare. 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) 1 x SD Card Reader v4.0 1 x Universal Audio Jack Rear 5 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 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x DisplayPort 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 Optional Port VGA, DP++ 1.4a, HDMI 2.0, or USB-C with DP-Alt-mode. 1 x Optional RJ45 Network Connector (2.5 GHz) 1 x Kensington Lock Slot 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
Form Factor	Mini Tower (27.1L)	Mid Tower
Power Supply	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	300W 80+ Gold 90% Efficiency 460W 80+ Gold 90% Efficiency 550W 80+ Gold 90% Efficiency 1000W 80+ Gold 90% 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 3650 Tower Workstation
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™ i3-10100 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™ i5-10500 6C/12T, 3.10 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600K 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900K 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1250P 6C/12T, 4.10 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8C/16T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1270P 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290 10C/20T, 3.20 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 80W 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290P 10C/20T, 3.70 → 5.30 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 125W 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™ i5-11600K 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900K 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350 6C/12T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1350P 6C/12T, 4.00 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370 8C/16T, 2.90 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1370P 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390 8C/16T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 80W 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390P 8C/16T, 3.50 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W
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™ i3-10100 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™ i5-10500 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10600K 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™ i7-10700K 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™ i9-10900K 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-1250P 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-1270P 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 10th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1290P 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™ i5-11600K 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™ i7-11700K 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® Core™ i9-11900K 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-1350P 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-1370P 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 11th Gen Intel® Xeon® W-1390P 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® T400 - 2GB GDDR6 3 x mini DisplayPort ports T600 - 4GB GDDR6 4 x mini DisplayPort ports T1000 - 4GB GDDR6X 4 x mini DisplayPort ports P400 - 2GB GDDR5 3 x mini DisplayPort ports P620 - 2GB GDDR5 4 x mini DisplayPort ports P1000 - 4GB GDDR5 4 x mini DisplayPort ports P2200 - 5GB GDDR5X 4 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports RTX 4000 - 8GB GDDR6 3 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports 1 x USB-C port RTX 5000 - 16GB GDDR6 4 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports 1 x USB-C port RTX A2000 - 6GB GDDR6X 4 x mini DisplayPort ports RTX A4000 - 16GB GDDR6X 4 x DisplayPort 1.4a ports RTX A5000 - 24GB GDDR6X 4 x DisplayPort 1.4a ports AMD® Radeon™ Pro W3200 - 4GB GDDR6 4 x mini DisplayPort ports W5500 - 8GB GDDR6 4 x DisplayPort 1.4 ports W5700 - 8GB GDDR6 5 x mini DisplayPort ports 1 x USB-C port
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/W-1250P processors. 2933 MHz For 10th Generation Intel Core i7/i9/Xeon W-1270/W-1270P/W1290/W1290P processors. 3200 MHz For 11th Generation Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon W-1350/W-1350P/W-1370/W-1370P/W1390/W1390P 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 Storage Controller: Intel® Rapid Storage Controller 12.0 Supporting SATA 6Gb/s and host based RAID 0/1/5/10.
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, Full-height 1 x PCIe x4 slot PCIe Gen 3 x4, Full-height 1 x PCIe-32 slot Full-height SATA 4 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 3 x M.2 2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
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 AX210 Up to 2402 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1 No Wireless LAN Card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 Optional
Ethernet	Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. 2.5GbE Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop	Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation
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 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC (OEM only) Windows 10 CMIT Government Edition, 64-bit (China only) Red Hate Enterprise Linux 8.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit Kylin v10.1
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 3650 Tower Workstation
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 24-bit DAC (Digital-to-Analog) and ADC (Analog-to-Digital) 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 3650 Tower Workstation
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 3650 Tower Workstation

The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and the Dell Precision 3650 Tower Workstation 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 3650 Tower Workstation has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-10100 up to a 125W 8-core Intel Xeon W-1390P with a boost speed up to 5.30 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 3650 Tower Workstation, 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 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 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 3650 Tower Workstation, it has eight 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), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).