Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 24% better in Borderlands 3 than Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled - 218 vs 176 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 44% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2058.73 vs $3647.75
- Up to 30% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - $11.70 vs $16.73 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
147th Variation
FPS
218
100%
Value, €/FPS
€16.73/FPS
70%
Price, €
€3647.75
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for €3,647.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4832 minutes ago
FPS
176
81%
Value, €/FPS
€11.7/FPS
100%
Price, €
€2058.73
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €2,058.73 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4839 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
73%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-14900F |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
