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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 213 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 4% better in Remnant II than Alienware Aurora R16 - 72 vs 69 FPS
  • Up to 15% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2099.0 vs $2469.99
  • Up to 19% better value when playing Remnant II than Alienware Aurora R16 - $29.15 vs $35.8 per FPS
This is a free version of Remnant II.
Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation


FPS

72

100%

Value, $/FPS

$29.15/FPS

100%

Price, $

$2099

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop Intel Core i9-13900K, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB GDDR6X, Windows 11 Pro, 1-Year Premium Support + 6-Months Dell Migrate - Black

Buy for $2,099 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation


FPS

69

96%

Value, $/FPS

$35.8/FPS

81%

Price, $

$2469.99

84%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop 2024, Intel 24 Core i9-13900F up to 5.6GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, 1TB HDD, Wi-Fi 6E, USB-A&C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro

Buy for $2,469.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 21 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB | System-Shared

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

Full CPU Comparison
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation


Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

null-core

Single-Core

2974

100%

Multi-Core

20148

100%

CPU Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation


Intel Core i9-13900F Logo
Core i9-13900F

null-core

Single-Core

2730

92%

Multi-Core

17219

85%

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Oct 27th, 2023Release Date
May 27th, 2024
Core i9-13900KCPUCore i9-13900F
GeForce RTX 4070GPUGeForce RTX 4070
32 GBRAM
64 GB
1 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD

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