Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R15 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R15 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 66% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2599.97 vs $7652.99
- Up to 59% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $22.22 vs $54.66 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 20% better in Alan Wake 2 than Alienware Aurora R15 - 140 vs 117 FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
117
83.57142857142857%
Value, $/FPS
$22.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2599.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75836 minutes ago
26th Variation
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$54.66/FPS
40.65129893889499%
Price, $
$7652.99
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for $7,652.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75805 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
26th 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
63.26944757609921%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
59.03100775193798%
26th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
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
94.25991615607869%
Multi-Core
17849
84.9952380952381%
26th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
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