Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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 42% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1745.51 vs $2998.0
- Up to 1% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Dell XPS 8960 - $17.11 vs $17.23 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 71% better in No Man's Sky than Alienware Aurora R12 - 174 vs 102 FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
102
58%
Value, $/FPS
$17.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1745.51
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,745.51 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 159 minutes ago
60th Variation
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.23/FPS
99%
Price, $
$2998
58%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,998 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 163 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
60th 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%
60th 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
72%
Multi-Core
7608
46%
60th Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD |
