Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 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 49% better in Dead Island 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 170 vs 114 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 39% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$1999.99 vs CA$3299.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$17.54 vs CA$19.41 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
170
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$19.41/FPS
90.36579082946933%
Price, CA$
CA$3299.99
60%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$3,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74114 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
114
67.05882352941175%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$17.54/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1999.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74116 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd 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%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
89.48726217349243%
Multi-Core
17332
82.53333333333333%
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 i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
