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 4% better in Battlefield IV than Empowered - 318 vs 305 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 51% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1549.99 vs $3158.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Dell XPS 8960 - $5.08 vs $9.93 per FPS
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
12th Variation
FPS
318
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.93/FPS
51.15810674723061%
Price, $
$3158
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,158 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 63993 minutes ago
161st Variation
FPS
305
95.9119496855346%
Value, $/FPS
$5.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1549.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,549.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 63975 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
12th Variation
161st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
12th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
80%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
82.14285714285714%
161st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
12th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
161st Variation
Ryzen 7 5700X
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2121
71.31809011432414%
Multi-Core
9729
48.28767123287671%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Empowered PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Ryzen 7 5700X |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 8 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD |
