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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. In the synthetic Geekbench 5 benchmark, the XPS Desktop’s score shows that Intel’s 10th Gen processor still can hold its ground in multi-core performance, even when compared to Apple’s new M1 processor on the Mac Mini desktop. The Mac Mini’s single-core score of 1,707 points blows past the XPS Desktop, but Apple’s desktop trailed Dell’s offering by close to 1,700 points in the multi-core test.
Both PCs have the same amount of four RAM slots meaning that you upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. You can upgrade memory on Dell XPS 8950 Desktop up to 64GB of 4400MHz or 128GB of 3600MHz dual-channel DDR5 memory. For Dell XPS 8940 Desktop, it supports up to 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. Ports
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The storage drives in my unit include a front mounted 3.5-inch hard drive and an M.2 Type-2240 SSD in the motherboard’s only M.2 SSD slot just below the CPU cooler. It also has four DDR4 DIMM slots for memory expansion up to 128GB (via four 32GB DIMMs). For Dell XPS 8950 Desktop, you have options to configure it 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.
Designed to stay quiet: The XPS Desktop was designed to blend into your environment, whether that be a family room, office or kitchen, you can be assured your desktop will stay quiet, even when it’s performing at its highest. The desktop uses high RPM fans, with a maximum system fan speed of 4500 rpm to more efficiently cool. Fans can run slower, therefore at lower acoustics. The RTX 3070 manages to handle Battlefield V, which is a demanding title, with relative ease, punching above 80 fps in Ultra settings at 4K. Performance jumps to 140 fps if you scale down to 1440p resolution. With Battlefield V, Nvidia’s newest midrange offering outperforms the prior-generation flagship, as the RTX 2080 Ti only managed to squeeze 76 fps in 4K, while this year’s RTX 3080 performed at 97 fps. There are a couple limitations with this desktop. The first is that although the 500-watt PSU is sufficient for this class of graphics, upgrading the PSU for more powerful graphics will be challenging. DIYers will be limited by the available space for the PSU at the bottom of the case. But the bigger problem is Dell’s use of a proprietary 6-pin connector for power on the motherboard. This means that if you want more powerful graphics, you’ll need to resort to an external PSU and have to snake cables to the inside of the case as an inelegant workaround.Dell’s use of proprietary components may limit this rig’s appeal among enthusiasts. The tower’s compact 19-liter size also means that Dell went with a custom motherboard, so upgrades (aside from the RAM and storage) could be more difficult down the road as the system ages.
Next up is a pair of CPU-crunching tests: Cinebench R15 stresses all available processor cores and threads while rendering a complex image, while in our Handbrake test, we transcode a 12-minute 4K video down to 1080p. This compares quite favorably to the 78-fps performance of the RTX 3080 in Ultra at 4K and the roughly 55 fps performance of the RTX 2080 Ti. Here, the performance of the RTX 3070 is approximately 81% of the RTX 3080, and this year’s midrange card outperformed the prior generation’s 2080 Ti by 8 fps. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. See how we test. The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i we reviewed late last year had the same CPU and scored nearly as high as the XPS 8940 Special Edition in Geekbench 5, though the XPS consistently squeezed out 50-60 more points in our tests. It's not blowing the Legion Tower 5i out of the water, but a consistent lead is a consistent lead. Gecentraliseerde locatie voor essentiële Dell applicaties, help-artikelen en andere belangrijke informatie over uw computer. Het geeft ook meldingen over de garantiestatus, aanbevolen accessoires en software-updates, indien beschikbaar.The HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs on the motherboard are disabled on this unit since it has a dedicated graphics card, a GeForce RTX 3070 with one HDMI and three DisplayPort video outputs. 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.
Now we'll move on to our most workstation-savvy benchmark, SPECviewperf 13, which renders and rotates wireframe models using real-world viewsets from popular ISV apps.In our 3D Mark benchmark, the XPS Desktop’s Fire Strike score of 25,213 points and Time Spy score of 12,489 points place the RTX 3070’s graphics capabilities ahead of the prior generation RTX 2080 and within striking distance of the more premium GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. This is quite the feat given the RTX 3070’s midrange position in Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series lineup. For comparison, the RTX 2080 scored just above 11,500 points in the Time Spy Test, while the RTX 2080 Ti scored in the mid-13,000s. Dell SupportAssist Preboot (also called ePSA or PSA) diagnostics are available on Dell laptops, desktops, servers, and Windows-based tablets. This unit is also equipped with Dell’s optional 802.11ac wireless and Bluetooth solution; a Wi-Fi 6-enabled Killer wireless card is available. The XPS Desktop Special Edition was predictably behind the Corsair and HP towers. However, it matched the MSI and its GeForce RTX 2080 Ti with its GeForce RTX 3070. The latter is an excellent all-around performer for any kind of gaming. If you’re a data hoarder, though, the good news is that there are two empty 2.5-inch drive bays for adding more storage. Installing some more storage should be fairly easy, even for a PC beginner. Chuong Nguyen/Digital Trends
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