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 67% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1487.43 vs $4458.56
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dota 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $8.75 vs $16.45 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 59% better in Dota 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 271 vs 170 FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
45th Variation
FPS
170
63%
Value, €/FPS
€8.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1487.43
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €1,487.43 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 151 minutes ago
77th Variation
FPS
271
100%
Value, €/FPS
€16.45/FPS
53%
Price, €
€4458.56
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for €4,458.56 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 135 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
45th Variation
77th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
45th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
13%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
11%
77th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
45th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
89%
Multi-Core
14759
73%
77th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 6 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD |
