Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 685 days newer than Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 16% better value when playing Diablo IV than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.00 vs $11.86 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 56% better in Diablo IV than Dell XPS 8960 - 194 vs 124 FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
124
64%
Value, $/FPS
$10.00/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1239.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,239.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361 minutes ago
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.86/FPS
84%
Price, $
FPS Winner
Currently Out of Stock
Out of Stock
Updated 352 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
75%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
52%
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th 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
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2728
98%
Multi-Core
15970
92%
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2795
100%
Multi-Core
17379
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2025 |
| Core i7-14700 | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
