Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 Tower 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 39% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $1399.0 vs $2282.42
- Up to 35% better value when playing Diablo IV than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $12.49 vs $19.34 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Performs up to 5% better in Diablo IV than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 118 vs 112 FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
112
94%
Value, $/FPS
$12.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 191 minutes ago
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FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.34/FPS
64%
Price, $
$2282.42
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,282.42 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 175 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
34th 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%
GPU Winner
34th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
30%
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%
Multi-Core
9865
46%
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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 Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
