Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 156 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 53% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1172.0 vs $2481.07
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 138% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell XPS 8960 - 107 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell XPS 8960 - $23.19 vs $26.04 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
45
42%
Value, $/FPS
$26.04/FPS
89%
Price, $
$1172
100%
Buy for $1,172 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11045 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
107
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2481.07
47%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11038 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 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
35%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st 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
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
