Dell XPS 8960
Its 24-core Intel Core i9-14900 boosting to 6.0GHz and 96GB DDR5 RAM, paired with an RTX 4060 Ti with 16GB dedicated VRAM, handle demanding rendering and simulation workloads. A fast 2TB SSD and a generous selection of front and rear ports, including USB-C with PowerShare and an SD-card slot, make for a well-connected workstation. This desktop is ideal for data scientists, 3D animators, and 4K video editors who need exceptional multi-core performance and copious RAM, but excessive for basic office tasks.
CPU Intel Core i9 14900
RAM 96 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
form factor tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
72 Overall Score
Price $2,899
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong storage (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 6.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 4060 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 96 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | tower |
| Weight | 15.9 kg / 35.0 lbs |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell XPS 8960 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 96 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 1200 | - | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell XPS 8960 | 85.9 | 78.6 | 98.1 | 7.6 | 85.2 | 70.1 | 75.2 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
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