Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is 435 days older than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Tanks than Dell XPS 8960 - 301 vs 283 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1399.0 vs $1899.97
- Up to 31% better value when playing World of Tanks than Dell XPS 8960 - $4.65 vs $6.71 per FPS
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6485 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
283
94%
Value, $/FPS
$6.71/FPS
69%
Price, $
$1899.97
73%
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6483 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st 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
99%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
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
68%
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
68%
Multi-Core
9865
48%
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 R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
