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 18% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2380.0 vs $2908.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 - $23.8 vs $26.93 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 108 vs 100 FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
100
92%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2380
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,380 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12826 minutes ago
60th Variation
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.93/FPS
88%
Price, $
$2908
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,908 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12812 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 20th, 2021
60th 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%
60th 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
75%
Multi-Core
9865
60%
60th Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD |
