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Key Differences

In short — MSI Trident AS (SFF) outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Trident AS (SFF) is 259 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.

Advantages of MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 18% better in Overwatch 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 237 vs 201 FPS

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

  • Up to 57% cheaper than MSI Trident AS (SFF) - $1282.97 vs $2986.53
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than MSI Trident AS (SFF) - $6.38 vs $12.60 per FPS
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic


FPS

237

100%

Value, $/FPS

$12.6/FPS

51%

Price, $

$2986.53

42%

FPS Winner

MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB' Memory (Dual-CHL), 1TB SSD, WiFi 6E, USB Type-C, VR-Ready, Windows 11 Home (12TD-030US)

Buy for $2,986.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation


FPS

201

85%

Value, $/FPS

$6.38/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1282.97

100%

Value Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i7-14700 Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home, Onsite & Migrate Service - Black

Buy for $1,282.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

71%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

74%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

2.1 GHz | 12-core

Single-Core

2362

87%

Multi-Core

11527

70%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation


Intel Core i7-14700 Logo
Core i7-14700

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Single-Core

2719

100%

Multi-Core

16412

100%

CPU Winner

MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC Image

MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

vs
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Jun 15th, 2022Release Date
Mar 1st, 2023
Core i7-12700FCPUCore i7-14700
GeForce RTX 3070GPUGeForce RTX 4060
16 GBRAM16 GB
1 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD

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