Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 155 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Alienware Aurora R16 - 126 vs 119 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 15% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2094.46 vs $2449.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing God of War than Dell XPS 8960 - $17.6 vs $19.44 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.44/FPS
90.53497942386831%
Price, $
$2449.99
85%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73560 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
119
94.44444444444444%
Value, $/FPS
$17.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2094.46
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,094.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73569 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
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%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
87.52015478877782%
Multi-Core
16426
78.21904761904761%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
