XPS 8950 Setup and Specifications

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Storage

This section lists the storage options on your XPS 8950.

Your XPS 8950 supports one of the following storage configurations:

Up to two 3.5-inch hard drives, or
Up to two 3.5-inch hard drives + up to two M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drives.

The primary drive of your XPS 8950 varies with the storage configuration. For computers:

with a M.2 drive, the M.2 drive where your operating system is installed is the primary drive.
without a M.2 drive, the 3.5-inch hard drive where your operating system is installed is the primary drive.

NOTE: The storage capacity of each 3.5-inch, M.2 2230 or 2280 solid-state drive is dependent on the configuration ordered. The following section lists the possible storage options for your computer from Dell.com. Depending on your region, some options may not be available.

Table 1. Storage specifications
The following table provides the different storage options available on XPS 8950.
Storage type	Interface type	Capacity
3.5-inch hard drive	SATA AHCI, up to 6 Gbps	Up to 2 TB
M.2 2230 solid-state drive	PCIe Gen3.0x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps	Up to 256 GB
M.2 2230 solid-state drive	PCIe Gen4.0x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps	Up to 256 GB
M.2 2280 solid-state drive	PCIe Gen4.0x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps	Up to 2 TB
9.5 mm 16x Slimline DVD-RW drive	SATA AHCI, up to 1.5 Gbps	One DVD-RW