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 451 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 1% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 434 vs 430 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $2249.97 vs $2679.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $5.18 vs $6.23 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 24th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
430
99.07834101382488%
Value, $/FPS
$6.23/FPS
83.14606741573033%
Price, $
$2679
83%
Buy for $2,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
434
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2249.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,249.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 24 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 24th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 24th, 2024 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
95.65217391304348%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
69.69696969696969%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 24th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
91.7955615332885%
Multi-Core
17219
85.46257693071273%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|
May 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
