Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora-R16 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-R16 is 912 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8950.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC
- Up to 53% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $1328.0 vs $2799.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing World of Tanks than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $6.71 vs $8.48 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC
- Performs up to 67% better in World of Tanks than Dell XPS 8950 - 330 vs 198 FPS
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
198
60%
Value, $/FPS
$6.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1328
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,328 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1792 minutes ago
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
330
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.48/FPS
79.12735849056604%
Price, $
$2799
47%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1774 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd 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
53.8510101010101%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
43.697848045674135%
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd 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
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700K
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2531
92.71062271062272%
Multi-Core
13694
79.52842789941343%
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 24th, 2021 | Release Date | May 24th, 2024 |
| Core i7-12700K | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
