Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 Tower on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 Tower is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 35% better in Dota 2 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 257 vs 191 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 47% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2689.99 vs $5099.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dota 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $14.08 vs $19.84 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
15th Variation
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.84/FPS
70%
Price, $
$5099
52%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 268 minutes ago
38th Variation
FPS
191
74%
Value, $/FPS
$14.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2689.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,689.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 278 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
15th Variation
38th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
15th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
38th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
11%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
15th Variation
Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
85%
Multi-Core
15475
73%
38th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD |
