Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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 11% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2499.0 vs $2798.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $30.11 vs $31.44 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 7% better in Alan Wake 2 than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 89 vs 83 FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
83
93%
Value, $/FPS
$30.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2499
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6484 minutes ago
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FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$31.44/FPS
95%
Price, $
$2798
89%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,798 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6497 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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
83%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
81%
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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
May 24th, 2024 • 23rd Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
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Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
99%
Multi-Core
16426
95%
Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| May 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
