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 29% better in Elden Ring than Empowered - 112 vs 87 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 73% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1149.99 vs $4209.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 - $13.22 vs $37.58 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
92nd Variation
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$37.58/FPS
35%
Price, $
$4209
27%
FPS Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
92nd Variation
160th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
92nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
99%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
160th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
68%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
92nd Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Empowered PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Ryzen 7 5700X |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD |
