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 351 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 15% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Dell XPS 8960 - 329 vs 285 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 20% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $2078.04 vs $2599.97
- Up to 8% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R15 - $7.29 vs $7.9 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
329
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.9/FPS
92.27848101265822%
Price, $
$2599.97
79%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73811 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
285
86.62613981762918%
Value, $/FPS
$7.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2078.04
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,078.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73801 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd 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
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
56.45046329294369%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
59.803020354563365%
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
98.28513786146604%
Multi-Core
17849
88.58943815763351%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
