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 110 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 89% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 134 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $16.42 vs $26.76 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 14% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1899.97 vs $2199.97
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.97
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2620 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
71
52%
Value, $/FPS
$26.76/FPS
61%
Price, $
$1899.97
100%
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2620 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
59%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
41%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 7900X
4.7 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2923
98%
Multi-Core
17849
88%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
