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Key Differences

In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper SkyTech Shadow 3.0 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing SkyTech Shadow 3.0 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 691 days newer than the cheaper SkyTech Shadow 3.0.

Advantages of SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

  • Up to 62% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $899.99 vs $2385.42
  • Up to 25% better value when playing Dead Space than Dell XPS 8960 - $16.98 vs $22.72 per FPS

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 98% better in Dead Space than SkyTech Shadow 3.0 - 105 vs 53 FPS
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

Apr 9th, 2021 • 4th Variation

FPS

53

50%

Value, $/FPS

$16.98/FPS

100%

Price, $

$899.99

100%

Value Winner

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 2060 6G, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, Black

Buy for $899.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 152 minutes ago

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation

FPS

105

100%

Value, $/FPS

$22.72/FPS

75%

Price, $

$2385.42

37%

FPS Winner

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 for $2,385.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 141 minutes ago

Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

Apr 9th, 2021 • 4th Variation

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation

1920 x 1080
Very High

189

FPS

484

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080
Very High

182

FPS

398

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

1920 x 1080
Ultra

75

FPS

149

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080
High

471

FPS

859

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

1920 x 1080
Ultra

122

FPS

192

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

Apr 9th, 2021 • 4th Variation

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

80.64 GPixel/s

51%

Texel Fillrate

201.6 GTexel/s

44%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

Apr 9th, 2021 • 4th Variation

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Single-Core

1597

51%

Multi-Core

6884

33%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

CPU Winner

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

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Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Apr 9th, 2021Release Date
Mar 1st, 2023
Ryzen 5 3600CPUCore i9-14900K
GeForce RTX 2060GPUGeForce RTX 4070
16 GBRAM
32 GB
1 TB SSDStorage2 TB SSD

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