Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 85% better in Rust than Empowered - 168 vs 91 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 72% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1149.99 vs $4049.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Rust than Dell XPS 8960 - $12.64 vs $24.1 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.1/FPS
52%
Price, $
$4049
28%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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98th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
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GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
50%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Empowered PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i9-13900K | CPU | Ryzen 7 5700X |
GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
8 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |