Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 Tower outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R12 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R12 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 30% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $1599.99 vs $2282.42
- Up to 25% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $22.86 vs $30.43 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Performs up to 7% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware Aurora R12 - 75 vs 70 FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2nd Variation
FPS
70
93%
Value, $/FPS
$22.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 93 minutes ago
34th Variation
FPS
75
100%
Value, $/FPS
$30.43/FPS
75%
Price, $
$2282.42
70%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,282.42 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2nd Variation
34th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
34th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
42%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
56%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
2nd Variation
Core i7-11700F
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2101
67%
Multi-Core
8790
41%
34th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-11700F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
