Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 211 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 9% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$2849.97 vs CA$3136.11
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 15% better in Borderlands 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - 150 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$20.91 vs CA$21.92 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
130
86.66666666666667%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$21.92/FPS
95.39233576642336%
Price, CA$
CA$2849.97
100%
Buy for CA$2,849.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74051 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
150
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$20.91/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$3136.11
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$3,136.11 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74057 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
69.69696969696969%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
95.65217391304348%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
91.25756556825823%
Multi-Core
16426
81.52670240222355%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Mar 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
