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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 54% better in Monster Hunter: World than Dell XPS 8960 - 285 vs 185 FPS

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

  • Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2390.41 vs $4949.0
  • Up to 26% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Alienware Aurora R16 - $12.92 vs $17.36 per FPS
This is a free version of Monster Hunter: World.
Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest


FPS

285

100%

Value, $/FPS

$17.36/FPS

74%

Price, $

$4949

48%

FPS Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC - Intel Core i9-13900K 24-Core up to 5.80 GHz, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD + 6TB HDD, GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Pro, Liquid Cooling, Basalt Black

Buy for $4,949 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14 minutes ago

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation


FPS

185

65%

Value, $/FPS

$12.92/FPS

100%

Price, $

$2390.41

100%

Value Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop - 14th Generation Intel Core i9-14900K Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, Onsite & Migrate Service - Platinum Silver

Buy for $2,390.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 21 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

443.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

1290 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

36%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

35%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

null-core

Single-Core

2974

96%

Multi-Core

20148

96%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation


Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

null-core

Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

CPU Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

UnknownRelease DateMar 1st, 2023
Core i9-13900KCPUCore i9-14900K
GeForce RTX 4090GPUGeForce RTX 4070
64 GB
RAM32 GB
1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDDStorage2 TB SSD

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