Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Specs

Here's what you need to know about Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Specs, including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Specs

The new Dell XPS Desktop 8940 Special Edition features an all-new Mineral White minimalism design with a smaller chassis with virtually no trade-offs of its capabilities. It delivers the best-in-class performance with the power of 10th Gen Intel Core i9K processors and options of NVIDIA GeForce GTX, RTX, or AMD Radeon RX powerful discrete graphics.

It's designed to keep your desktop cool and stay quiet with regulated cooling by maintaining adequate airflow with an optimal location for M.2 SSD and all system components even under the most intensive tasks.

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Full Specifications

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Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition

Availability

Released2020
Release Info
  • Announced on July 9, 2020
  • Available from July 9, 2020
PricingStarting from $999.99
i5-10400 RX 5300 3GB DVD-RW 360W PSU 8GB 256GB SSD 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5
Generations
Dell_XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop Price
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core up to 5.30GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core up to 5.30GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
By Dell
$1,199.00
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700 up to 4.90 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 4TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700 up to 4.90 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 4TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
By Dell
$644.96
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
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
$1,298.61
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Computer Tower - Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, USB, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro – Black
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Computer Tower - Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, USB, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro – Black
By Dell
$499.99
Was: $1,001.99
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
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
$2,149.00
Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 (6-Core up to 4.3 GHz) CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 SSD, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 10, Black
Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 (6-Core up to 4.3 GHz) CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 SSD, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 10, Black
By Dell
$799.00

Exterior

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
Dimensions
  • 12.1 x 14.4 x 6.7” (308 x 367 x 169 mm)
    Without feed
  • 12.1 x 15.5 x 6.7” (308 x 393 x 169 mm)
    With feed
WeightStarting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg)
Colors
Mineral White
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English)
  • Dell Wired Mouse Black
PortsFront
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1,
  • 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports,
  • 1 x Headset jack
Rear
  • 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
  • 2 x USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4 (UMA graphics only)
  • 1 x Display Port 1.2 (UMA only)
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x Audio port (5.1 channel 3 Jack)

Chasis

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
Form FactorMini Tower
Power Supply
360W 500W
Bays
  • 2 x SATA slots for 2.5-inch HDD
  • 1 x SATA slot for 3.5 inch HDD
  • 1 x Optional Optical Disk Drive
Optical Drives
  • Tray load DVD Drive
    Reads and Writes to DVD/CD
  • Tray-load Blu-Ray Drive
    Reads and Writes to BD/DVD/CD

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
ChipsetIntel® H470 Chipset
Processor
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400
    6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 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
Integrated Graphics
  • 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 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
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce®
  • GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6
  • GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6
  • GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6
  • RTX 2060 - 6GB GDDR6
  • RTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6
  • RTX 2070 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6
  • RTX 3060 Ti ™ - 8GB GDDR6
  • RTX 3070™ - 8GB GDDR6
AMD® Radeon™
  • RX 5300 - 3GB GDDR6
  • RX 5600 - 6GB GDDR6
  • RX 5700 - 8GB GDDR6
  • RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB
Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz.
4 x UDIMM slots
Storage
  • 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 PCIe NVME SSD
  • 1TB 2TB
    7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
  • 4TB
    5400 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots
  • 1 x PCIe x16 slot
  • 1 x PCIe x1 slot
  • 1 x PCIe x4 slot
  • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
    For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory
  • 1 x M.2 2230 slot
    For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card

Connectivity

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
Wi-Fi
  • Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810)
    Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 5.0
  • Killer AX1650i
    Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
EthernetRivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller
10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-day trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
Audio
  • Audio controller
    • Realtek ALC3861
  • External Ports
    • One headset port
    • One audio line-out port
    • One rear L/R-surround audio-out port
    • One center/subwoofer LFE surround audio-out port

Misc

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition
Warranty1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Price

Here is the latest price update for Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition.

Dell_XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop Price
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core up to 5.30GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core up to 5.30GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 500W PSU, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
By Dell
$1,199.00
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700 up to 4.90 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 4TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition Desktop - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700 up to 4.90 GHz CPU, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 4TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Killer Wi-Fi 6, DVD Burner, Windows 11 Pro, White
By Dell
$644.96
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
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
$1,298.61
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Computer Tower - Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, USB, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro – Black
Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Computer Tower - Intel Core i7-11700, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Wired Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Intel UHD Graphics 750, Wi-Fi 6, USB, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro – Black
By Dell
$499.99
Was: $1,001.99
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
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
$2,149.00
Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 (6-Core up to 4.3 GHz) CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 SSD, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 10, Black
Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop Computer - 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 (6-Core up to 4.3 GHz) CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 SSD, GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 10, Black
By Dell
$799.00

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Motherboard

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