Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive MSI Trident 3 (SFF) on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 259 days newer than the more expensive MSI Trident 3 (SFF).
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 22% better in Counter-Strike 2 than MSI Trident 3 (SFF) - 373 vs 306 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than MSI Trident 3 (SFF) - $1249.99 vs $1455.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than MSI Trident 3 (SFF) - $3.35 vs $4.75 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jun 15th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
306
82.03753351206434%
Value, $/FPS
$4.75/FPS
70.52631578947368%
Price, $
$1455
85%
Buy for $1,455 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19594 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
373
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19584 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jun 15th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
72.22692633361558%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84.2506350550381%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700F
null-core
Single-Core
2362
86.87017285766827%
Multi-Core
11527
70.23519376066292%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
null-core
Single-Core
2719
100%
Multi-Core
16412
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Trident 3 (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
