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 155 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 229 vs 227 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1402.87 vs $1408.0
- Up to 1% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $6.13 vs $6.2 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1402.87
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,402.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73774 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
227
99.12663755458514%
Value, $/FPS
$6.2/FPS
98.87096774193547%
Price, $
$1408
99%
Buy for $1,408 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73783 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
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
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96.80029422581832%
Multi-Core
14759
89.9281013892274%
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 i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
