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 155 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 48% better in Battlefield 2042 than Dell XPS 8960 - 149 vs 101 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 36% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1279.99 vs $1994.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $12.67 vs $13.39 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.39/FPS
95%
Price, $
$1994.99
64%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,994.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 174 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
101
68%
Value, $/FPS
$12.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1279.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,279.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 183 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
43%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
98%
Multi-Core
16412
95%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
