Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R15 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R15 is 11 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Dell XPS 8960 - 198 vs 181 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 10% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $2259.0 vs $2499.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Alienware Aurora R15 - $12.48 vs $12.63 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 16th, 2023 • 4th Variation
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.63/FPS
98%
Price, $
$2499.99
90%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12592 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
181
91%
Value, $/FPS
$12.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2259
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,259 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12590 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 16th, 2023 • 4th Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 16th, 2023 • 4th 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
Oct 16th, 2023 • 4th Variation
Ryzen 9 7900X
4.7 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2923
98%
Multi-Core
17849
88%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
