Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 155 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 5% better in DOOM Eternal than Alienware Aurora R16 - 347 vs 329 FPS
- Up to 0% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$9.51 vs CA$9.53 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 5% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$3136.11 vs CA$3299.99
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
347
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.51/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$3299.99
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$3,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73798 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
329
94.81268011527378%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.53/FPS
99.79013641133264%
Price, CA$
CA$3136.11
100%
Buy for CA$3,136.11 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73802 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
87.52015478877782%
Multi-Core
16426
78.21904761904761%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
