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 155 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 46% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1331.91 vs $2481.07
- Up to 39% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $8.27 vs $13.48 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - 184 vs 161 FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
161
87%
Value, $/FPS
$8.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1331.91
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,331.91 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14516 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.48/FPS
61%
Price, $
$2481.07
53%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14523 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st 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
74%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51%
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%
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
99%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
99%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700 | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
