Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8950 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 63% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $1408.0 vs $3849.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Dell XPS 8950 - $13.54 vs $25.32 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 46% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Alienware Aurora R16 - 152 vs 104 FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
104
68.42105263157895%
Value, $/FPS
$13.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1408
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,408 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73859 minutes ago
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FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$25.32/FPS
53.47551342812006%
Price, $
$3849
36%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,849 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73848 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
62.22339304531085%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
42.48201438848921%
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GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
95.5584331498867%
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Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
99.54407294832826%
Multi-Core
15445
100%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-12900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD |
