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 49% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.95 vs $4689.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Dell XPS 8960 - $8.89 vs $11.11 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 56% better in Battlefield IV than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 422 vs 270 FPS
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
270
63.98104265402843%
Value, $/FPS
$8.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2399.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73 minutes ago
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FPS
422
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.11/FPS
80.01800180018003%
Price, $
$4689
51%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,689 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 56 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
97th 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
58.51746258018531%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
61.07682206172029%
97th Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 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%
97th 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 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 8 TB SSD |
