Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 676 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 111 vs 100 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 28% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1399.0 vs $1952.29
- Up to 20% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 - $13.99 vs $17.59 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.59/FPS
79%
Price, $
$1952.29
71%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,952.29 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 172 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
100
90%
Value, $/FPS
$13.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 184 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
68%
Multi-Core
9865
48%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Oct 27th, 2023 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
