Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 85 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Space than Alienware Aurora R16 - 103 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2259.0 vs $2481.07
- Up to 12% better value when playing Dead Space than Alienware Aurora R16 - $21.93 vs $24.81 per FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
103
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2259
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,259 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11482 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
100
97%
Value, $/FPS
$24.81/FPS
88%
Price, $
$2481.07
91%
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11484 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
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
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
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%
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
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
91%
Multi-Core
16426
81%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Oct 27th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
