2005, Dell separated its home desktop systems into two lines: Dell Dimension and XPS. Consumer notebooks were also separated into two lines: Dell Inspiron and XPS. In 2008, Dell introduced "Studio XPS" and Dell advertised it as a performance computer line while Alienware was being advertised for gaming. On June 2, 2009, The M17x was introduced as the First Alienware/Dell branded system. Desktops XPS Tower 8000 series XPS Tower (8950) The 2022 Dell XPS 8950 features Intel's 12th-generation i3, i5/i5K, i7/i7K/i7F/i7KF, and i9/i9K/i9KF CPUs. XPS Tower (8940) The 2020 Dell XPS 8940 features Intel's 10th and 11th-generation i3, i5, i7, and i9 CPUs. XPS Tower (8930) The 2017 Dell XPS 8930 features Intel's 8th-generation i5 and i7 CPUs on an LGA 1151 socket. XPS Tower (8910) Dell XPS Towers were released in July 2016. Three systems were introduced: the XPS Tower, XPS Tower VR, and the XPS Tower Special Edition. All systems are introduced with 6th-generation (Skylake) i5 and i7 CPUs, at least 8 GiB of DDR4 memory, and are designed with an easy to open chassis for simple expandability One of the main differences from the 8900 is that now the m.2 connector supports 4 PCI-E lanes instead of 1. The VR and Special Edition meet and exceed the minimum recommended specifications for running virtual reality and the Special Edition passed testing for the Oculus Ready and HTC Vive Optimized certification programs. XPS 8900 The Dell XPS 8900 was released in October 2015. It is designed for moderate to heavy gaming and high-end workstation performance. It features Intel's 6th-generation (Skylake) i5 and i7 CPUs on an LGA 1151 socket. It also includes an upgrade to higher-bandwidth DDR4 memory. XPS 8700 The Dell XPS 8700 was released in 2013. It was designed for moderate to heavy gaming and high-end workstation performance. It features a Dell 0KWVT8 motherboard with an LGA-1150 socket. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and an Nvidia Geforce GTX 660. A special edition is available with an AMD Radeon R9 270. System specifications Memory: Type: unbuffered, non-ECC, dual-channel DDR3 (Up to 1600 MHz) Maximum: 32 GiB, with 2, 4 or 8 GiB in base Video: Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Up to 1.7 GiB system) Additional: Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 (1.5 GiB GDDR5) AMD Radeon R9 270 (2 GiB GDDR5) Communications: Network Adapter: 10/100/1000 Mbit/s integrated network card Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth