Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.
Supports up to 5 drives: 2 x 3.5” HDD + 2 x M.2 SSD + 1 x open 2.5” HDD Bay.
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
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4
1 x M.2 2230 slot
For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card.
2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
For PCIe solid-state drive.
Connectivity
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Wi-Fi
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHzWiFi-6 (802.11ax)Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 5
2 x 2 802.11 AC
Wi-Fi 6
2 x 2 802.11 AX
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet
Killer E3100G Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.
Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.
Software
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
OS
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Microsoft Office 30-day trial
McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
Legion VantageMcAfee LiveSafe™Microsoft Office TrialXBOX Game PassPowerDVD/Power2GoLenovo PC ManagerLenovo AntivirusMicrosoft Office 2016 Home and StudentMicrosoft LinkedIn
Camera & Audio
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
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.
High Definition (HD) Audio
Nahimic Audio for Gamers
Misc
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Security
BIOS Security
Power-on passwordAdministrator password
Warranty
1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
1-year depot service
2-year depot service
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop vs. Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop and the Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) were released in the same year, 2021. The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop has a 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. The Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.
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 Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900F 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 Lenovo Legion T5i (26L), it supports up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz 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, two more than the Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) that has only 7 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 Lenovo Legion T5i (26L), it has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
