Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R13 is 414 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 28% better in Dishonored 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 147 vs 115 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 43% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 - $1402.87 vs $2449.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Alienware Aurora R13 - $12.2 vs $16.66 per FPS
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.66/FPS
73.22929171668667%
Price, $
$2449
57%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,449 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74807 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
115
78.2312925170068%
Value, $/FPS
$12.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1402.87
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,402.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74789 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
69.51147733961153%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
69.51147733961153%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700KF
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2526
92.90180213313718%
Multi-Core
13549
82.55544723373141%
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 R13 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 11th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700KF | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
