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 63% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 179 vs 110 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 67% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $986.99 vs $2999.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Alienware Aurora R16 - $8.97 vs $16.75 per FPS
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
31st Variation
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.75/FPS
53%
Price, $
$2999
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6142 minutes ago
1st Variation
FPS
110
61%
Value, $/FPS
$8.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$986.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $986.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6159 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
31st Variation
1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
31st 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
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
35%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
31st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
1st Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |