MSI Trident 3 vs Dell XPS 8960 for Gaming

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC

1st Variation

Core i9-12900K GeForce RTX 3050

FPS Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 - 8th Variation

Core i9-14900K GeForce RTX 4070

The MSI Trident 3 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming PC Build than the Dell XPS 8960 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $638.01 cheaper!

Advantages of the MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC

Up to 27% cheaper – $1765.00 vs $2403.01

Advantages of the Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

At least 2x faster PC Build for gaming
A better value for money for gaming

MSI Trident 3 vs Dell XPS 8960 for Gaming

The PC's performance in selected game and settings

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC

1st Variation

Average FPS

48%

Min 1% FPS

40%

Price, $

$1765

100%

Value, $/FPS

$24.17/FPS

65%

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K 16-Core up to 5.20 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR4 RAM, 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro

Buy on Amazon

$1,765.00

In Stock

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023, 8th Variation

Average FPS

152

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$2403.01

73%

Value, $/FPS

$15.8/FPS

100%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i9-14900K Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Platinum Silver

Buy on Amazon

$2,403.01

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC

1st Variation

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023, 8th Variation

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC

1st Variation

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

36%

Texture Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

31%

FP32

9.098 TFLOPS

31%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023, 8th Variation

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

29.15 TFLOPS

100%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC

1st Variation

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2642

86%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15520

75%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023, 8th Variation

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

3075

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

20563

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

MSI Trident 3 Gaming Desktop PC	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
General
Unknown	Release Date	Mar 1st, 2023
Core i9-12900K	CPU	Core i9-14900K
GeForce RTX 3050	GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
64 GB	RAM	32 GB
2 TB	SSD	2 TB
-	HDD	-

MSI Trident 3 and Dell XPS 8960 vs Other PCs

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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$1,999.99

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
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RAM	12 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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Alienware Aurora R16

$1,997.78

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
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RAM	32 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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$1,899.99

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Ryzen 7 7700X
RAM	32 GB

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$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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Dell XPS 8960 Tower

$1,987.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3050
CPU	Core i9-14900K
RAM	64 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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Lenovo Legion T5 Gen 8 Tower

$1,935.50

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i7-13700
RAM	64 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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Skytech Azure

$1,905.46

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
CPU	Core i7-14700F
RAM	32 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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CLX Set

$1,899.99

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060
CPU	Core i9-12900KF
RAM	32 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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LENOVO Legion T5 Ultimate Tower

$1,949.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Ryzen 7 7700X
RAM	64 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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Lenovo Legion T5 Gen 8 Tower

$1,990.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i7-13700
RAM	32 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,499.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-14900
RAM	64 GB

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ASUS ROG

$1,899.99

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i7-13700KF
RAM	64 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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Dell XPS 8960

$2,403.01

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i9-14900K
RAM	32 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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iBUYPOWER Slate 8 MESH

$2,458.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
CPU	Core i7-14700F
RAM	16 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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CLX Set

$2,589.98

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i9-13900KF
RAM	64 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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ASUS ROG Strix G16CH

$2,530.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i9-14900K
RAM	16 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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Lenovo Legion T5 Tower

$2,598.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060
CPU	Ryzen 9 7950X
RAM	64 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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Skytech Prism II Lian Li O11

$2,499.98

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	32 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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Skytech Prism Gaming

$2,549.98

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
CPU	Ryzen 9 7900X3D
RAM	32 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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iBUYPOWER Y40 Black

$2,399.98

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
CPU	Core i9-14900F
RAM	32 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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Alienware Aurora R15

$2,445.27

GPU	GeForce RTX 4080
CPU	Ryzen 9 7900X
RAM	32 GB

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MSI Trident 3

$1,999.00

GPU	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
CPU	Core i9-13900K
RAM	16 GB

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ASUS ROG Strix VR Ready

$2,399.98

GPU	GeForce RTX 4070
CPU	Core i7-14700KF
RAM	64 GB

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