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 185 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 22% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1172.0 vs $1499.97
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 90% better in Sea of Thieves than Dell XPS 8960 - 237 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Dell XPS 8960 - $6.33 vs $9.38 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
125
52%
Value, $/FPS
$9.38/FPS
67%
Price, $
$1172
100%
Buy for $1,172 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17018 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1499.97
78%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,499.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17014 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Sep 1st, 2023 • 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
27%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
22%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 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%
Multi-Core
14759
96%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Ryzen 7 7700X
4.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2908
100%
Multi-Core
15263
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 7 7700X |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
