Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 450 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 126 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $2207.20 vs $2521.62
- Up to 17% better value when playing God of War than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $17.52 vs $21.19 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
126
100%
Value, €/FPS
€17.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2207.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €2,207.2 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 164 minutes ago
May 24th, 2024 • 17th Variation
FPS
119
94%
Value, €/FPS
€21.19/FPS
83%
Price, €
€2521.62
87%
Buy for €2,521.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 163 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
May 24th, 2024 • 17th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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
May 24th, 2024 • 17th 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 • 8th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
May 24th, 2024 • 17th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
88%
Multi-Core
17219
82%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | May 24th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
