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 13% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Empowered - 204 vs 180 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 80% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $1249.99 vs $6227.68
- Up to 77% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Dell XPS 8950 - $6.94 vs $30.53 per FPS
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$30.53/FPS
22.731739272846383%
Price, $
$6227.68
20%
FPS Winner
Buy for $6,227.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 173 minutes ago
161st Variation
FPS
180
88.23529411764706%
Value, $/FPS
$6.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 150 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
161st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
161st Variation
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
86.51211801896733%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
83.65107913669065%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
3rd Variation
Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
100%
Multi-Core
15445
100%
CPU Winner
161st 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 3080 |
16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD |