Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R15 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 R15 is 646 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8950.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC
- Up to 30% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1158.0 vs $1649.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing War Thunder than Alienware Aurora R15 - $5.54 vs $5.97 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 32% better in War Thunder than Dell XPS 8950 - 276 vs 209 FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
209
75%
Value, $/FPS
$5.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1158
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,158 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 84 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
276
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.97/FPS
92%
Price, $
$1649
70%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,649 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
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
40%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
31%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 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
87%
Multi-Core
13694
89%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Ryzen 7 7700X
4.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2908
100%
Multi-Core
15263
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Nov 24th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
Core i7-12700K | CPU | Ryzen 7 7700X |
GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |