Detailed Specs Comparison

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i and Dell XPS 8950 Desktop 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	Intel® B460 Chipset. 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W TDP . Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 CD with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. Up to 32GB 2933MHz DDR4 memory Up to 380W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.	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.

Availability	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on January 1, 2021.	Announced on October 27, 2021
Pricing		Starting at $919.00
Applicable Models	Lenovo IdeaCentre C5 14IMB05 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i 14IMB05 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i (14L, 05)
Generations		2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Current 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i Intel 10th Gen Price
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $989.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 3i Desktop - Intel® Core i5-14400 (10-Core) Processor 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM 1TB PCI NVMe™ M.2 Solid State Drive 90VT0065US By Lenovo $480.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - Intel i5 12400-16GB RAM - 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - Win 11 - Black - Mouse & Keyboard - Free 3-Month Xbox GamePass By Lenovo $1,045.00 Was: $1,219.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i7-14700 Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Onsite & Migrate Service - Black By Dell $1,298.10	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 $2,049.00	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

Exterior	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.5” x 14.37” x 5.71” (292.2 x 365 x 145 mm)	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
Weight	Starting at 12.8 lbs (5.8 kg)	Starting weight: 16.36lbs (7.42kg) Night Sky Starting weight: 16.79lbs (7.62kg) Platinum Silver
Colors	Raven black	Night Sky Platinum Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black No keyboard and mouse	Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard Black or White Dell MS116Optical Mouse Black or White
Ports	Front 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), support data transfer and 5V@3A charging. 1 x Universal Audio Jack 1 x SD Card Reader Optional. Rear 4 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x VGA 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port. 1 x Power Connection	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

Chasis	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Form Factor	Tower (13.6L)	Mini Tower (27.1L)
Power Supply	310W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 380W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	460W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 750W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Bays	1 x 2.5" disk bay 1 x 3.5" disk bay
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
Chasis Information	Cooling System (Fan & Cooler) 1 x front system fan Optinal. 1 x rear system fan

Internal Specs	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Chipset	Intel® B460 Chipset	Intel® Z690 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	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
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available	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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER - 4GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 2 x DP 1.4 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6 1 x DVI, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x DP 1.4 RTX 2060 CD - 6GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 3 x DP 1.4	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
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Slots: 2 x DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB	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.
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 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	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0,\\Full-height SATA 1 x SATA slots For 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. 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	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

Connectivity	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card	Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1675 Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Killer E3100G Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
OS	Windows® 10 Pro 64 Windows® 10 Home 64	Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC222-CG codec External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out (Rear).	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.

Misc	Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop
Security	BIOS Security Administrator password Power-on password Hard disk password
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year limited onsite service 2-year depot service	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i vs. Dell XPS 8950 Desktop

The Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i and the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-10700F with a boost speed up to 4.80 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.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i has two RAM slots that support up to 32GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop has four RAM slots that you can upgrade 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 7 USB ports available on the Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i, two less than the Dell XPS 8950 Desktop that has 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 Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and three 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

Lenovo IdeaCentre Creator 5i Intel 10th Gen Price
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27" QHD Touchscreen All-in-1 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.7 GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $989.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 3i Desktop - Intel® Core i5-14400 (10-Core) Processor 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM 1TB PCI NVMe™ M.2 Solid State Drive 90VT0065US By Lenovo $480.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - Intel i5 12400-16GB RAM - 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - Win 11 - Black - Mouse & Keyboard - Free 3-Month Xbox GamePass By Lenovo $1,045.00 Was: $1,219.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 8950 Tower Desktop Price
	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i7-14700 Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Onsite & Migrate Service - Black By Dell $1,298.10	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 $2,049.00	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