Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R15 is 56 days older than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 16% better in DOOM Eternal than Dell XPS 8960 - 396 vs 341 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1517.0 vs $2075.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Dell XPS 8960 - $3.83 vs $6.09 per FPS
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
396
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1517
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,517 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5258 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
341
86%
Value, $/FPS
$6.09/FPS
62%
Price, $
$2075
73%
Buy for $2,075 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5252 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
75%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
72%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Ryzen 7 7700X
4.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2908
97%
Multi-Core
15263
75%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
