Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 209 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 5% better in Alan Wake 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 87 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2078.04 vs $2399.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $23.89 vs $28.9 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 23rd, 2024 • 52nd Variation
FPS
83
95.40229885057471%
Value, $/FPS
$28.9/FPS
82.66435986159169%
Price, $
$2399
86%
Buy for $2,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77552 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2078.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,078.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77570 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 23rd, 2024 • 52nd Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 23rd, 2024 • 52nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 23rd, 2024 • 52nd Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
91.7955615332885%
Multi-Core
17219
85.46257693071273%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
May 23rd, 2024 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
