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 560 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1249.99 vs $2579.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Alienware Aurora R16 - $11.79 vs $15.92 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 53% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Dell XPS 8960 - 162 vs 106 FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
FPS
106
65.4320987654321%
Value, $/FPS
$11.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1249.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,249.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 100 minutes ago
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th Variation
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.92/FPS
74.05778894472361%
Price, $
$2579
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,579 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2023 • 7th Variation
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th 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
47.12689545091779%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
34.28156748911466%
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
250.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
689 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
99.5970695970696%
Multi-Core
16412
95.3133166850572%
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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 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 11th, 2024 |
| Core i7-14700 | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
