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 453 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 56% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 89 vs 57 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 49% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1249.99 vs $2469.99
- Up to 21% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $21.93 vs $27.75 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$27.75/FPS
79%
Price, $
$2469.99
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,469.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 237 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
57
64%
Value, $/FPS
$21.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 246 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
75%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
52%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
100%
Multi-Core
16412
95%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
