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 33% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2459.00 vs $3689.00
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $19.36 vs $21.45 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 35% better in Dead Island 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 172 vs 127 FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
71st Variation
FPS
127
74%
Value, $/FPS
$19.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2459
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,459 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361 minutes ago
144th Variation
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.45/FPS
90%
Price, $
$3689
66%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,689 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 362 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
71st Variation
144th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
71st Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121.7 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
344.8 GTexel/s
62%
144th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
71st Variation
Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
91%
Multi-Core
15475
80%
144th Variation
Core i7-14700K
3.4 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2939
100%
Multi-Core
19317
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700F | CPU | Core i7-14700K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GPU | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD |
