Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 155 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield IV than Dell XPS 8960 - 338 vs 325 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1994.99 vs $2385.43
- Up to 20% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Dell XPS 8960 - $5.90 vs $7.34 per FPS
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
FPS
338
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1994.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,994.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
325
96%
Value, $/FPS
$7.34/FPS
80%
Price, $
$2385.43
83%
Buy for $2,385.43 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 100 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
80%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
82%
GPU Winner
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
89%
Multi-Core
17332
83%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
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 i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
