Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora-R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora-R16 is 451 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 54% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $1239.99 vs $2679.00
- Up to 26% better value when playing New World than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $16.99 vs $23.09 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC
- Performs up to 59% better in New World than Dell XPS 8960 - 116 vs 73 FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
73
63%
Value, $/FPS
$16.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1239.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,239.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8564 minutes ago
May 24th, 2024 • 1st Variation
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.09/FPS
74%
Price, $
$2679
46%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8548 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
May 24th, 2024 • 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
36%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
May 24th, 2024 • 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
86%
May 24th, 2024 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | May 24th, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
