Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 Tower on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 Tower is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 36% better in World of Warcraft than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 206 vs 152 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 38% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1286.0 vs $2078.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - $8.46 vs $10.09 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.09/FPS
83%
Price, $
$2078
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,078 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76 minutes ago
6th Variation
FPS
152
73%
Value, $/FPS
$8.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1286
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,286 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
6th 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
6th 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
6th 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 Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD |
