Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R13 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 58 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R13.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 16% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1599.99 vs $1899.97
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 20% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware Aurora R13 - 91 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware Aurora R13 - $20.88 vs $21.05 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
76
83%
Value, $/FPS
$21.05/FPS
99%
Price, $
$1599.99
100%
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8140 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.97
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8148 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
80%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
79%
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
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
79%
Multi-Core
11527
57%
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 R13 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
