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 93% better in Sea of Thieves than Dell XPS 8960 - 283 vs 147 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 60% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1979.95 vs $4949.00
- Up to 23% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Alienware Aurora R16 - $13.47 vs $17.49 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
77th Variation
FPS
283
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.49/FPS
77%
Price, $
$4949
40%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,949 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354 minutes ago
14th Variation
FPS
147
52%
Value, $/FPS
$13.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1979.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,979.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
77th Variation
14th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
14th Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
19%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
15%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
77th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
14th Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
91%
Multi-Core
16426
82%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
