Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8950 outperforms the cheaper Empowered on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Empowered is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 121% better in Starfield than Empowered - 53 vs 24 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 69% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $1149.99 vs $3659.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Starfield than Dell XPS 8950 - $47.92 vs $69.04 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
12th Variation
FPS
53
100%
Value, $/FPS
$69.04/FPS
69.40903823870221%
Price, $
$3659
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,659 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438561 minutes ago
98th Variation
FPS
24
45.28301886792453%
Value, $/FPS
$47.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1149.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,149.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438556 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
12th Variation
98th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
12th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
98th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
62.22339304531085%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
42.48201438848921%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
12th Variation
Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
100%
Multi-Core
15445
100%
CPU Winner
98th Variation
Ryzen 7 5700X
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2121
80.95419847328245%
Multi-Core
9729
62.99125930721916%
Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Empowered PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i9-12900K | CPU | Ryzen 7 5700X |
GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |