Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB 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 cheaper Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 5% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2089.0 vs $2199.97
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 34% better in Rust than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - 169 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Rust than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - $13.02 vs $16.58 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021
FPS
126
74%
Value, $/FPS
$16.58/FPS
78%
Price, $
$2089
100%
Buy for $2,089 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 40 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.97
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 29 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021
Core i7-11700F
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2101
70%
Multi-Core
8790
43%
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 RTX 3080 10GB Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Core i7-11700F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
