Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 36% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $3089.19 vs $4809.91
- Up to 16% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Alienware Aurora R16 - $14.30 vs $17.00 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 31% better in Sea of Thieves than Dell XPS 8960 - 283 vs 216 FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
145th Variation
FPS
216
76%
Value, €/FPS
€14.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€3089.19
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €3,089.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 374 minutes ago
27th Variation
FPS
283
100%
Value, €/FPS
€17/FPS
84%
Price, €
€4809.91
64%
FPS Winner
Buy for €4,809.91 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 378 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
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27th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
36%
GPU Winner
27th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
145th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
27th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
96%
Multi-Core
20148
96%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD |
