Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R15 is 110 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 54% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1199.99 vs $2599.97
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 140% better in Dead Space than Dell XPS 8960 - 139 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dead Space than Dell XPS 8960 - $18.7 vs $20.69 per FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
58
41.726618705035975%
Value, $/FPS
$20.69/FPS
90.38182696955049%
Price, $
$1199.99
100%
Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77609 minutes ago
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$18.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2599.97
46%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77609 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st 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
20.263720598717033%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
18.6736703873933%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 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
90.04447485460145%
Multi-Core
14759
82.68810577623397%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 7900X
4.7 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2923
100%
Multi-Core
17849
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 10th, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 7900X |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
