Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 Tower on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 100% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 176 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $2299.99 vs $2489.00
- Up to 54% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $13.07 vs $28.28 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
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GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
36%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2795
95%
Multi-Core
17379
91%
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Core i7-14700K
3.4 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2938
100%
Multi-Core
19014
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14th, 2025 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i7-14700K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
