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 586 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 5 than Alienware Aurora R12 - 133 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $1249.99 vs $2679.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Alienware Aurora R12 - $9.4 vs $26.26 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
102
76.69172932330827%
Value, $/FPS
$26.26/FPS
35.795887281035796%
Price, $
$2679
46%
Buy for $2,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 201 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 200 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th 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
72.22692633361558%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84.2506350550381%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 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
72.12210371460095%
Multi-Core
7608
46.35632464050695%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
100%
Multi-Core
16412
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
