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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 509 days older than the cheaper Alienware 2024 Aurora R16.

Advantages of Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Up to 17% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1979.99 vs $2385.42

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 45% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 - 125 vs 86 FPS
  • Up to 17% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 - $19.08 vs $23.02 per FPS
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 22nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


FPS

86

69%

Value, $/FPS

$23.02/FPS

83%

Price, $

$1979.99

100%

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop, Intel i9-13900F, GeForce RTX 4060, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, 2TB HDD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, with Microsoft Office Lifetime License & Gaming Mouse

Buy for $1,979.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation


FPS

125

100%

Value, $/FPS

$19.08/FPS

100%

Price, $

$2385.42

83%

FPS and Value Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i9-14900K Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Platinum Silver

Buy for $2,385.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 22nd, 2024 • 6th Variation

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 22nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

75%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

52%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
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

Full CPU Comparison
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 22nd, 2024 • 6th Variation


Intel Core i9-13900F Logo
Core i9-13900F

2.0 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

2730

88%

Multi-Core

17219

82%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation


Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

CPU Winner

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

vs
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Jul 22nd, 2024
Release DateMar 1st, 2023
Core i9-13900FCPUCore i9-14900K
GeForce RTX 4060GPUGeForce RTX 4070
64 GB
RAM32 GB
1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDDStorage2 TB SSD

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