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 29 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Tower Desktop PC
- Performs up to 0% better in Valorant than Dell XPS 8960 - 682 vs 681 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 28% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 Tower - $1332.28 vs $1839.76
- Up to 27% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware Aurora R13 Tower - $1.96 vs $2.7 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
682
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
72%
Price, $
$1839.76
72%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,839.76 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 96 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
681
99%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1332.28
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,332.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 87 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Mar 30th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th 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
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
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
86%
Multi-Core
11527
70%
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 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Mar 30th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
