Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 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 R15 is 123 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 116% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Dell XPS 8960 - 149 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 44% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Dell XPS 8960 - $9.31 vs $16.68 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 17% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1150.99 vs $1387.4
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 1st, 2023 • 5th Variation
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1387.4
82%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,387.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 104 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
69
46%
Value, $/FPS
$16.68/FPS
55%
Price, $
$1150.99
100%
Buy for $1,150.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 113 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 1st, 2023 • 5th Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 1st, 2023 • 5th 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
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
27%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
22%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 1st, 2023 • 5th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
