Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 155 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 33% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1589.99 vs $2390.42
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 62% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware Aurora R16 - 94 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware Aurora R16 - $25.43 vs $27.41 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
58
62%
Value, $/FPS
$27.41/FPS
93%
Price, $
$1589.99
100%
Buy for $1,589.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 444 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
94
100%
Value, $/FPS
$25.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2390.42
66%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,390.42 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 436 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
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
75%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
52%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 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
85%
Multi-Core
14759
70%
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 R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |