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 303 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 11% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2189.99 vs $2449.99
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 29% better in Valorant than Alienware Aurora R16 - 859 vs 668 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2.85 vs $3.28 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Dec 29th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
668
77.76484284051223%
Value, $/FPS
$3.28/FPS
86.89024390243904%
Price, $
$2189.99
100%
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73815 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
859
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2449.99
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73809 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Dec 29th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 29th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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
Dec 29th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
84.87584650112868%
Multi-Core
14759
70.28095238095237%
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 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 29th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
