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 500 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 1% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 375 vs 373 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 39% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1398.0 vs $2299.99
- Up to 39% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $3.75 vs $6.13 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jul 13th, 2024 • 50th Variation
FPS
375
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
61%
Price, $
$2299.99
60%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 68 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
373
99%
Value, $/FPS
$3.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1398
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,398 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jul 13th, 2024 • 50th Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 13th, 2024 • 50th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 13th, 2024 • 50th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
99%
Multi-Core
16412
95%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
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Jul 13th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |