Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready is 435 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC
- Performs up to 88% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Dell XPS 8960 - 90 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Dell XPS 8960 - $17.78 vs $24.42 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 27% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - $1172.0 vs $1599.97
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
90
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599.97
73%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 21 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
48
53%
Value, $/FPS
$24.42/FPS
72%
Price, $
$1172
100%
Buy for $1,172 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 20 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Dec 20th, 2021
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
44%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2048
77%
Multi-Core
8728
59%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 5800 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
