Dell XPS 8950 vs Alienware Aurora R9 for Gaming

FPS Winner

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC

28th Variation

Core i9-12900K GeForce RTX 3090

Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC

Core i7-9700K GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

The Dell XPS 8950 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming PC Build than the Alienware Aurora R9 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $822.56 more expensive!

Advantages of the Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC

At least 2x faster PC Build for gaming
A better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC

Up to 17% cheaper – $3899.00 vs $4721.56

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC vs Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC for Gaming

The PC's performance in selected game and settings

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC

28th Variation

Average FPS

152

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, $

$4721.56

82%

Value, $/FPS

$31.06/FPS

100%

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K up to 5.2GHz CPU, 128GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD + 8TB HDD, GeForce RTX 3090 24GB GDDR6, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro

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$4,721.56

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Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC

Average FPS

57%

Min 1% FPS

52%

Price, $

$3899

100%

Value, $/FPS

$45.33/FPS

69%

Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop, 9th Gen Intel Core i7 9700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB DDR6, 256GB SSD + 2TB Storage, 16GB RAM, AWAUR9-7674WHT-PUS

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$3,899.00

In Stock

My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC

28th Variation

Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC

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GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC

28th Variation

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

35.58 TFLOPS

100%

Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

116.2 GPixel/s

61%

Texture Fillrate

348.5 GTexel/s

63%

FP32

11.15 TFLOPS

31%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 6 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC

28th Variation

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2642

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

15520

100%

Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC

Core i7-9700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1692

64%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7176

46%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC
General
Unknown	Release Date	Unknown
Core i9-12900K	CPU	Core i7-9700K
GeForce RTX 3090	GPU	GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
16 GB	RAM	8 GB
2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD	Storage	256 GB SSD

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