4 Things to Know About the Dell XPS 8950’s LGA 1700 Upgrade

The XPS 8950 uses LGA 1700, not LGA 1200 Dell skipped the previous socket entirely, jumping straight to LGA 1700 for 12th Gen Alder Lake processors. This is a major platform shift from the XPS 8940.

It supports Intel’s first big.LITTLE architecture Alder Lake combines performance and efficiency cores for better multitasking and power management. This is a new design for Intel desktop CPUs.

Processor options include i5, i7, and i9 models You can choose from the full 12th Gen lineup. All three tiers are officially supported.

The socket supports up to 14th Gen CPUs LGA 1700 is compatible with future Intel generations, so you have upgrade options beyond what Dell officially lists.