Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 85 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 29% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 101 vs 78 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 38% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1409.99 vs $2259.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell XPS 8960 - $18.08 vs $22.37 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
101
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.37/FPS
80%
Price, $
$2259
62%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,259 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11146 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
78
77%
Value, $/FPS
$18.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1409.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11148 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd 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%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51%
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 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
88%
Multi-Core
14759
73%
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 i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
