Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 69% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.99 vs $7652.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Dell XPS 8960 - $15.58 vs $39.65 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 25% better in Battlefield 2042 than Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled - 193 vs 154 FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FPS
154
79.79274611398964%
Value, $/FPS
$15.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2399.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75840 minutes ago
26th Variation
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$39.65/FPS
39.29382093316519%
Price, $
$7652.99
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for $7,652.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75825 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
26th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
44.64487034949267%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
42.97674418604651%
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GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
26th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
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