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 21% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - 122 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - $21.31 vs $24.26 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 6% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $2449.99 vs $2599.97
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2599.97
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73765 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
101
82.78688524590164%
Value, $/FPS
$24.26/FPS
87.84006595218466%
Price, $
$2449.99
100%
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73748 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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 • 8th 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
94.25991615607869%
Multi-Core
17849
84.9952380952381%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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 | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
