Dell XPS XNUMX Special Edition Laptop Review

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The Dell XPS 9 Special Edition Desktop is the genre of computer that has made Dell such a dominant player in the computing market. Living up to its well-fair reputation for building solid, stable and powerful systems with an ever sharper eye for very stylish design, this PC is undoubtedly one of the best PCs Dell has ever produced. It is a Dell, so it is indeed more comfortable in an office or campus library than in an eSports championship. That being said, the higher-end configurations can get you some pretty powerful hardware, up to an RTX 11900 Intel Core iXNUMX-XNUMXK, so you're going to be playing with the best of them. The massive number of ports on the front and rear make it a great workstation with plenty of options for USB peripherals, a full-size SD card slot, an easy-access USB Type-C port on the front, and even a Optional DVD drive, upgradable to Blu-Ray: For those times when you still need to install software from a CD or still burn data/video to a disc. The real show is the chassis. It's just a beautiful computer, as far as office systems go. You won't get any of the blinding glare of RGB lighting as with other systems, but it sure is a more elegantly designed computer than the monolithic black look of most XPS desktops. The keyboard and mouse are standard Dell keyboard and mouse combos and while they match the look of the system itself, they are completely convenient for the job at hand, but only. There's nothing wrong with replacing them with the best keyboard and mouse that suits your tastes. To get the most out of the Dell XPS XNUMX Special Edition, you'll need to spend some money, with more than $XNUMX taking the entry-level configuration out of the high-end version, but that also means there's an XPS. Model XNUMX Special Edition for pretty much any cost, and none of them are light on hardware for the cost. Whether you're looking to replace the family computer, upgrade your home office, outfit or upgrade workstations at your business or organization, or simply a powerful computer without turning your office space into a carnival, we can't advise the Dell XPS XNUMX Special Edition extensive enough. Technical sheet Here is the Dell XPS XNUMX Special Edition configuration sent to LaComparacion for review:
Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K
Graphics: Nvidia RTX three thousand seventy 8GB
RAM: thirty-two GB of DDR4 RAM
Storage: 2TB M.1 PCIe NVMe SSD + XNUMX RPM XNUMXTB SATA HDD
Ports (rear): audio in / out (three jacks), 1 x DisplayPort twelve (UMA only), 1 x HDMI fourteen (UMS only), four x USB Type-A three. 1, two x USB Type-A two .0, RJ- forty-five Ethernet; (Front): 1 x SD card slot, 1 x 5mm headphone combo jack, three x USB Type-A three.1, 1 x USB Type-C three.1
Connectivity: Wi-Fi six, Bluetooth five.1
Weight: 13,89 pounds (6,3 kilograms)
Size (width x depth x height): 6.65 x 12.13 x 14.45 inches (169 x 308 x 393 mm)

Prices and availability

The Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition is now available from Dell's website, with a wide range of configuration options to choose from. With the launch of Intel Rocket Lake-S processors this month, all Dell XPS 8940 models have been upgraded to 11th-gen chips, while the model we tested used the 9th-gen Intel Core i10900-10K processor; otherwise, there was no other difference. In the US, the base configuration starts at $1,099 (around $790, AU$1,430) and comes with an Intel Core i5-11400, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super, a 360W mineral white chassis with DVD R/W, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, a 256GB SSD with a 1TB HDD, and Windows 10 Home. The fancier US configuration retails for €3,424 (around £2,460, AU$4,470) and includes an Intel Core i9-11900K processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, 500W mineral white chassis with Blu-Ray drive, 64GB of RAM DDR4, a 2TB SSD with a 7200rpm hard drive, and Windows 10 Professional. Unfortunately, the Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition isn't available in the UK or Australia, but standard Dell XPS desktops have similar specs and somewhat comparable prices, starting at £799 / AU$1,608. And up to €1,999 / AU€3,298. Today's best deals for the Dell XPS Tower 8940 Special Edition and Dell XPS Tower 8940

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Integrated

The design of the Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition is one of its greatest attractions. The compact form factor, for a desktop computer, makes it easy to work in virtually any configured workspace.

(Image credit: Future) The multiple ports on the front of the PC, including a USB Type-C port and an SD card slot, make it highly versatile no matter what kind of work you're using it for and how much of rear-facing ports makes it very versatile. it can handle anything you throw at it.

(Image credit: Future) The inclusion of a DVD/Blu-Ray player is also very convenient and not something you see often these days, although some software and drive companies still use the disc format. Long-term solutions are important for business users in particular, but they're just as relevant for home users who may have a ton of software or data they still need to access.

(Image credit: Future) Stepping away from feature, the chassis is magnificent. The mineral white chassis of the Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition is a definite change of pace from the black chassis that characterizes most Dell PCs. In fact, the XPS 8940 Special Edition immediately reminded us of the Dell XPS 13, which is easily one of the best laptops we reviewed last year largely due to its design, making this model a great match. as office counterpart.

(Image credit: Future) Benchmarks Here's how the Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition performed in our suite of benchmark tests:
3DMark Night Raid: 57,515; Fire Strike: 25.839; Time Spy: 11,986
CineBench23 (single core): uno209cb; (Multi core): 10,109cb
GeekBench 5: 1325 (single core); 9.080 (multicore)
Home PCMark10: 7,110
Blender Fishy_Cat: 320 seconds; Classroom: 627 seconds
Total War: Three Kingdoms (1080p): 278 fps (low); 97 fps (Ultra)
Metro: Exodus (1080p): 170 fps (low); 87 fps (Ultra, no ray tracing)

Performance

Considering the hardware in the configuration we tested, it's no surprise that the Dell XPS 3070 Special Edition scores very highly in our tests. That's thanks to the RTX 7 and Intel Core i10700-5K processor, but there's something to be said for building a stable system to get the most out of these two key pieces of hardware. The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i we reviewed late last year had the same processor and scored almost as highly as the XPS 50 Special Edition in Geekbench 60, though the XPS consistently scored an extra 5 to 3070 points during our tests. . It doesn't blow the Legion Tower 3i out of the water, but steady progress is steady progress. The RTX 3070 obviously shines, performing very well in our 3080DMark tests, as we expected. While the RTX 3090 lags behind the RTX 170 and RTX 1080, it's no slouch when it comes to gaming and content creation. In our Metro: Exodus benchmark, the XPS Tower Special Edition averages 87 fps on low settings at 1080p, 74 fps on ultra settings at 8940p, and manages 278 fps on ultra settings with ray tracing enabled. In our Total War: Three Kingdoms battle benchmark, the Dell XPS 97 Special Edition pumped out 1080 fps on low settings and XNUMX fps on ultra settings, both at XNUMXp.

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Buy it if...

You want a sleek and powerful workstation
Dell XPS desktops dominate the business workstation market for a reason, and the Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition is the best model they've released so far, and is by far the most hermoso. Quieres a great valor
Starting at just $3000 in the US, the Dell XPS XNUMX Special Edition offers plenty of value, even in its entry-level configuration. You want a pre-built RTX XNUMX system
If you are looking for a pre-built desktop PC with the latest Nvidia Ampere cards, this is one of the best.

Don't buy it if...

You want a "real" gaming PC
The Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition looks great, but it doesn't have RGB lighting, so unless you want to install something yourself, your gaming rig will still look like you brought it home from the office. You are in UK or Australia
It's not that you "shouldn't" buy the Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition, it's that you can't, at least not from Dell anyway. However, there are other XPS towers, but none with the beautiful Mineral White chassis.