Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Dell Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 260 days older than the cheaper Dell Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 2% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2029.0 vs $2078.04
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 26% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell Alienware Aurora R16 - 101 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell Alienware Aurora R16 - $20.57 vs $25.36 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 13th, 2024 • 8th Variation
FPS
80
79.20792079207921%
Value, $/FPS
$25.36/FPS
81.11198738170347%
Price, $
$2029
100%
Buy for $2,029 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76449 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
101
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2078.04
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,078.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76464 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 13th, 2024 • 8th Variation
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 13th, 2024 • 8th 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
Jul 13th, 2024 • 8th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
91.7955615332885%
Multi-Core
17219
85.46257693071273%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Jul 13th, 2024 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
