Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 14% better in Rust than Dell XPS 8960 - 169 vs 148 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 43% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1829.0 vs $3199.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Rust than Alienware Aurora R16 - $12.36 vs $18.93 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
16th Variation
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.93/FPS
65%
Price, $
$3199
57%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 27 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
148
87%
Value, $/FPS
$12.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1829
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,829 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 45 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
16th Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
16th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
69%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
16th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
