Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Specs

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

BY Evan Forrest July 20, 2020 06:22 am

The new Dell XPS Desktop 8940 features an all-new 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 i9 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 Full Specifications

	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Compare
Availability
Released	2020
Release Info	Announced on July 9, 2020 Available from July 9, 2020
Pricing	Starting from $649.99 i3-10100 iGPU No ODD 360W PSU 8GB 1TB 3.5” HDD Wi-Fi 5
Generations	2021 Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition Compare 2020 Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Current

Exterior	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop
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
Weight	Starting Weight: 13.89 lb (6.3 kg)
Colors	Night Sky
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Wired Mouse Black
Ports	Front 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
Form Factor	Mini 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	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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop
Chipset	Intel® H470 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 4C/8T, 3.60 → 4.30 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 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™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 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™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1030 - 2GB GDDR5 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 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
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
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2600 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell XPS 8940 Desktop
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
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