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 184% better in Fortnite than Dell XPS 8960 - 219 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing Fortnite than Dell XPS 8960 - $10.73 vs $14.75 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1135.99 vs $2349.99
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2349.99
48%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,349.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
77
35%
Value, $/FPS
$14.75/FPS
72%
Price, $
$1135.99
100%
Buy for $1,135.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd 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 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
20%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
18%
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
100%
Multi-Core
17849
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
90%
Multi-Core
14759
82%
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 i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
