Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is 26 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8950.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC
- Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $1158.0 vs $2399.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $17.82 vs $24.48 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 51% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Dell XPS 8950 - 98 vs 65 FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
65
66%
Value, $/FPS
$17.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1158
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,158 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 192 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$24.48/FPS
72%
Price, $
$2399
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 194 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
42%
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700K
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2531
100%
Multi-Core
13694
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
81%
Multi-Core
9865
72%
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 24th, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i7-12700K | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
