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 156 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 21% better in War Thunder than Dell XPS 8960 - 251 vs 207 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 53% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1172.0 vs $2481.07
- Up to 43% better value when playing War Thunder than Alienware Aurora R16 - $5.66 vs $9.88 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
251
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.88/FPS
57%
Price, $
$2481.07
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11053 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
207
82%
Value, $/FPS
$5.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1172
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,172 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11059 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
35%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
