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 111 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 87% better in F1 22 than Dell XPS 8960 - 254 vs 136 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing F1 22 than Dell XPS 8960 - $8.66 vs $9.79 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 39% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1331.91 vs $2199.97
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2199.97
60%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,199.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17814 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
136
53%
Value, $/FPS
$9.79/FPS
88%
Price, $
$1331.91
100%
Buy for $1,331.91 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17800 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th 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
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
42%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
31%
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%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
93%
Multi-Core
16412
91%
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
