Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8950 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 29% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 429 vs 332 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 43% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $2380.0 vs $4149.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Dell XPS 8950 - $7.17 vs $9.67 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
16th Variation
FPS
429
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.67/FPS
74%
Price, $
$4149
57%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,149 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13494 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
332
77%
Value, $/FPS
$7.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2380
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,380 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13499 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
16th Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
16th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
83%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
16th Variation
Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
100%
Multi-Core
15445
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
78%
Multi-Core
9865
63%
Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
Core i9-12900K | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
8 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |