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 36% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2699.0 vs $4199.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Dell XPS 8960 - $29.34 vs $31.34 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 46% better in Metro Exodus than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 134 vs 92 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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FPS
92
68.65671641791045%
Value, $/FPS
$29.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2699
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75112 minutes ago
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FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$31.34/FPS
93.61837906828335%
Price, $
$4199
64%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75124 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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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
56.45046329294369%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
59.803020354563365%
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GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
88.03611738148985%
Multi-Core
17219
81.9952380952381%
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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 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| May 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
