Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora-R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora-R16 is 156 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 48% better in Fortnite than Dell XPS 8960 - 114 vs 77 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 40% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $1134.99 vs $1899.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Fortnite than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $14.74 vs $16.66 per FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd Variation
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.66/FPS
88%
Price, $
$1899
59%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 87 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
77
67%
Value, $/FPS
$14.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1134.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,134.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 115 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
48%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
60%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
94%
Multi-Core
14759
85%
Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
