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.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 30% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 556 vs 429 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 49% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2049.0 vs $3999.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $4.78 vs $7.19 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
76th Variation
FPS
556
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.19/FPS
66%
Price, $
$3999
51%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1912 minutes ago
19th Variation
FPS
429
77%
Value, $/FPS
$4.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2049
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,049 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2146 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
76th Variation
19th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
121.7 GPixel/s
43%
Texel Fillrate
344.8 GTexel/s
45%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
76th 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 i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-14900 |
GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB |
64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |