Dell XPS 8960 Tower vs MSI Trident X (SFF) for Gaming

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

42nd Variation

Core i9-14900K GeForce RTX 3070

FPS Winner

MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

Jun 1st, 2021 - 3rd Variation

Core i9-11900K GeForce RTX 3080

The Dell XPS 8960 Tower is a slightly slower gaming PC Build than the MSI Trident X (SFF), however, it's a better value for money, as it's $1510.00 cheaper!

Advantages of the Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

Up to 34% cheaper – $2989.00 vs $4499.00
A better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

A slightly faster PC Build for gaming

Dell XPS 8960 Tower vs MSI Trident X (SFF) for Gaming

The PC's performance in selected game and settings

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

42nd Variation

Average FPS

129

96%

Min 1% FPS

94%

Price, $

$2989

100%

Value, $/FPS

$23.17/FPS

100%

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop Computer - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900K 24-Core up to 6.00 GHz CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD + 10TB HDD, GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home

Buy on Amazon

$2,989.00

In Stock

MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

Jun 1st, 2021, 3rd Variation

Average FPS

135

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$4499

66%

Value, $/FPS

$33.32/FPS

70%

MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i9-11900K, GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB Memory, 2TB SSD, WiFi 6E, USB Type-C, Thunderbolt 4, VR-Ready, Windows 10 Home Adv. (11TE-1870US)

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$4,499.00

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

42nd Variation

MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

Jun 1st, 2021, 3rd Variation

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

42nd Variation

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

68%

FP32

20.31 TFLOPS

68%

MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

Jun 1st, 2021, 3rd Variation

GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

99%

Texture Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

29.77 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

42nd Variation

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

3075

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

20563

100%

MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

Jun 1st, 2021, 3rd Variation

Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2388

78%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

10919

53%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC
General
-	Release Date	Jun 1st, 2021
Core i9-14900K	CPU	Core i9-11900K
GeForce RTX 3070	GPU	GeForce RTX 3080
32 GB	RAM	32 GB
1 TB	SSD	2 TB
10 TB	HDD	-

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