Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 outperforms the cheaper 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 R13 is 491 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 33% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 - $1199.99 vs $1790.98
- Up to 10% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R13 - $6.32 vs $7.05 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 34% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Dell XPS 8960 - 254 vs 190 FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
190
74%
Value, $/FPS
$6.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1199.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1991 minutes ago
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.05/FPS
89%
Price, $
$1790.98
67%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,790.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1982 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
33%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
41%
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
93%
Multi-Core
13044
88%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
