Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 676 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 38% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1399.0 vs $2259.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 - $13.99 vs $20.35 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 111 vs 100 FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
100
90%
Value, $/FPS
$13.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5274 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.35/FPS
68%
Price, $
$2259
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,259 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5262 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 20th, 2021
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97%
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
68%
Multi-Core
9865
48%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd 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 | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
