Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 Tower 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 Tower is 30 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop PC
- Performs up to 18% better in World of Warcraft than Dell XPS 8960 - 179 vs 152 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 37% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 Tower - $1172.0 vs $1868.21
- Up to 26% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Alienware Aurora R13 Tower - $7.71 vs $10.44 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.44/FPS
73%
Price, $
$1868.21
62%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,868.21 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12930 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
152
84%
Value, $/FPS
$7.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1172
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,172 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12935 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd 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
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
44%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
89%
Multi-Core
11527
78%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Mar 30th, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
