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 451 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 56% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $1117.11 vs $2521.62
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC
- Performs up to 322% better in Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8960 - 38 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 47% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8960 - $66.36 vs $124.12 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
9
24%
Value, €/FPS
€124.12/FPS
53%
Price, €
€1117.11
100%
Buy for €1,117.11 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8550 minutes ago
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
38
100%
Value, €/FPS
€66.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2521.62
44%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €2,521.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8533 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
36%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd 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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
86%
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | May 24th, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
