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 38% better in Elden Ring than Alienware Aurora R16 - 112 vs 81 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 36% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1409.99 vs $2189.87
- Up to 11% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 - $17.41 vs $19.55 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.55/FPS
89%
Price, $
$2189.87
64%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,189.87 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18597 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
81
72%
Value, $/FPS
$17.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1409.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18605 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd 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%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51%
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 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
84%
Multi-Core
14759
70%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
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Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
2 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |