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 73% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2053.0 vs $7466.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Dell XPS 8960 - $11.8 vs $34.41 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 25% better in No Man's Sky than Alienware Aurora R16 - 217 vs 174 FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
174
80.18433179723502%
Value, $/FPS
$11.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2053
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,053 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 46 minutes ago
22nd Variation
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$34.41/FPS
34.29235687300204%
Price, $
$7466.99
27%
FPS Winner
Buy for $7,466.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 21 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
22nd 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
35.71589627959414%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
35.30232558139535%
22nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
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
87.52015478877782%
Multi-Core
16426
78.21904761904761%
22nd 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 | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
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