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 30% better in No Man's Sky than Dell XPS 8960 - 174 vs 134 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 33% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1402.87 vs $2094.46
- Up to 13% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.47 vs $12.04 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.04/FPS
86.96013289036546%
Price, $
$2094.46
66%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,094.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76163 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
134
77.01149425287356%
Value, $/FPS
$10.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1402.87
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,402.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76155 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th 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
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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
99.81610886355277%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
100%
Multi-Core
16412
99.91476926823329%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-14700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
