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.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 50% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.95 vs $4766.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing War Thunder than Dell XPS 8960 - $11.88 vs $15.89 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 49% better in War Thunder than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 300 vs 202 FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
202
67.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$11.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2399.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 140 minutes ago
35th Variation
FPS
300
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.89/FPS
74.76400251730648%
Price, $
$4766.99
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,766.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 100 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Dec 20th, 2021
35th 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
37.02367531003382%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
36.054263565891475%
35th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 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
66.17220251531764%
Multi-Core
9865
46.976190476190474%
35th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
