Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8950 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 42% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $2380.0 vs $4079.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8950 - $23.8 vs $36.1 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 13% better in Elden Ring than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 113 vs 100 FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
100
88%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2380
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,380 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15134 minutes ago
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FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$36.1/FPS
65%
Price, $
$4079
58%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,079 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15115 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 20th, 2021
34th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
83%
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GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
78%
Multi-Core
9865
63%
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Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
100%
Multi-Core
15445
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-12900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD |
