Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 85 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 35% better in Apex Legends than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 233 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $2078.04 vs $2089.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Apex Legends than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $8.92 vs $12.15 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 4th Variation
FPS
172
73.8197424892704%
Value, $/FPS
$12.15/FPS
73.4156378600823%
Price, $
$2089
99%
Buy for $2,089 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75733 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
233
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2078.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,078.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75747 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 4th Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 4th 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%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd 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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 4th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
93.30867518493612%
Multi-Core
17332
86.02342664284296%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
