Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R10 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. The better performing Alienware Aurora R10 is 585 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 20% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Dell XPS 8960 - 119 vs 99 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 24% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R10 - $1134.99 vs $1499.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Alienware Aurora R10 - $11.46 vs $12.6 per FPS
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.6/FPS
90%
Price, $
$1499.99
75%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 199 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
99
83%
Value, $/FPS
$11.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1134.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,134.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 197 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Radeon RX 6600 XT
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
42%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 7 5800
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2048
77%
Multi-Core
8728
59%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
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Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
Ryzen 7 5800 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
Radeon RX 6600 XT | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |