Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 826 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 41% better in Escape From Tarkov than Alienware Aurora R12 - 189 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $2259.0 vs $2605.4
- Up to 39% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Alienware Aurora R12 - $11.95 vs $19.44 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
134
70%
Value, $/FPS
$19.44/FPS
61%
Price, $
$2605.4
86%
Buy for $2,605.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19561 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2259
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,259 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19566 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd 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
53%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
43%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
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
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-11400F
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1961
65%
Multi-Core
7608
37%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd 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 |
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Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |