Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 436 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 2% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.95 vs $2449.99
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 12% better in Death Stranding than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 179 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Death Stranding than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $13.69 vs $15.0 per FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
160
89.3854748603352%
Value, $/FPS
$15/FPS
91.26666666666667%
Price, $
$2399.95
100%
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73758 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2449.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73738 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Dec 20th, 2021
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96.46772228989039%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97.91442700494515%
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%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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 | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
