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 6% better in Alan Wake 2 than Empowered - 94 vs 89 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 45% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2199.99 vs $4029.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $24.72 vs $42.86 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
63rd Variation
FPS
94
100%
Value, $/FPS
$42.86/FPS
57.67615492300513%
Price, $
$4029
54%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,029 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74002 minutes ago
152nd Variation
FPS
89
94.68085106382979%
Value, $/FPS
$24.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 295310 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
63rd Variation
152nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
63rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
152nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
83.45626975763962%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
81.90647482014388%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
63rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
95.68854568854569%
Multi-Core
20148
95.75135443398916%
152nd Variation
Core i9-14900KF
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3108
100%
Multi-Core
21042
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Empowered PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-14900KF |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 3 TB HDD |
