Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora-R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 155 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora-R16.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC
- Up to 15% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2089.0 vs $2449.99
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 27% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 149 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $16.44 vs $17.85 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 4th Variation
FPS
117
78.52348993288591%
Value, $/FPS
$17.85/FPS
92.10084033613445%
Price, $
$2089
100%
Buy for $2,089 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 50661 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2449.99
85%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 50668 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 4th Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th 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
89.48726217349243%
Multi-Core
17332
82.53333333333333%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
