Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R12 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 585 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 13% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1731.8 vs $2000.0
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 66% better in Far Cry 3 than Alienware Aurora R12 - 188 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Alienware Aurora R12 - $10.64 vs $15.33 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
113
60%
Value, $/FPS
$15.33/FPS
69%
Price, $
$1731.8
100%
Buy for $1,731.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 174 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2000
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,000 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 187 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
62%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-11400F
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1961
65%
Multi-Core
7608
37%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
