Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 Tower outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC
- Up to 50% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $1748.12 vs $3469.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $12.95 vs $20.65 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 3 than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - 168 vs 135 FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
135
80.35714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$12.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1748.12
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,748.12 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
38th Variation
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.65/FPS
62.71186440677966%
Price, $
$3469
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,469 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 222 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
38th 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
38th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34.33574879227053%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
44.801512287334596%
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
66.04321186713963%
Multi-Core
8728
41.56190476190476%
38th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 7 5800 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD |
