Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 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 R13 is 492 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 25% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 - $1332.28 vs $1775.89
- Up to 14% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Alienware Aurora R13 - $9.94 vs $11.61 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 14% better in No Man's Sky than Dell XPS 8960 - 153 vs 134 FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
134
87%
Value, $/FPS
$9.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1332.28
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,332.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 98 minutes ago
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.61/FPS
85%
Price, $
$1775.89
75%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,775.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 104 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
69%
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Core i7-14700
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2719
100%
Multi-Core
16412
100%
CPU Winner
Oct 25th, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-12900
2.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2473
90%
Multi-Core
13044
79%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2021 |
| Core i7-14700 | CPU | Core i9-12900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
