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 585 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 50% better in Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R12 - 739 vs 494 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $1899.97 vs $2741.86
- Up to 54% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R12 - $2.57 vs $5.55 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
494
66%
Value, $/FPS
$5.55/FPS
46%
Price, $
$2741.86
69%
Buy for $2,741.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5631 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
739
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5642 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st 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 • 1st Variation
Core i7-10700F
2.9 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1612
54%
Multi-Core
7231
35%
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 i7-10700F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
