Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8950 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 5% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Alienware Aurora R16 - 152 vs 145 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 31% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $2251.8 vs $3249.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Dell XPS 8950 - $15.53 vs $21.38 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
14th Variation
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.38/FPS
72%
Price, $
$3249
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,249 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 128 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
145
95%
Value, $/FPS
$15.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2251.8
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,251.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
14th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
14th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
83%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
81%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
14th Variation
Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
96%
Multi-Core
15445
94%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
