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 43% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $3399.0 vs $5916.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Dell XPS 8960 - $16.11 vs $27.27 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Alienware Aurora R16 - 217 vs 211 FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
56th Variation
FPS
211
97.23502304147466%
Value, $/FPS
$16.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$3399
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $3,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6392 minutes ago
34th Variation
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.27/FPS
59.07590759075908%
Price, $
$5916.99
57%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,916.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6389 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
56th Variation
34th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
56th Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
63.26944757609921%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
59.03100775193798%
34th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
56th Variation
Core i9-13900K
null-core
Single-Core
2974
95.90454692034828%
Multi-Core
20148
95.94285714285714%
34th Variation
Core i9-14900K
null-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD | Storage | 8 TB SSD |
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