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 510 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 2% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.0 vs $2449.99
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 26% better in Valorant than Alienware Aurora R16 - 859 vs 682 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2.85 vs $3.52 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th Variation
FPS
682
79.39464493597205%
Value, $/FPS
$3.52/FPS
80.9659090909091%
Price, $
$2399
100%
Buy for $2,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48049 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
859
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2449.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48057 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th 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
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
88.03611738148985%
Multi-Core
17219
81.9952380952381%
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 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 23rd, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
