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 470 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 38% better in HITMAN 3 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 180 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1999.99 vs $2149.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $11.11 vs $16.54 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1999.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,999.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 303 minutes ago
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
FPS
130
72.22222222222221%
Value, $/FPS
$16.54/FPS
67.17049576783555%
Price, $
$2149.99
93%
Buy for $2,149.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 300 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th 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
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
89.48726217349243%
Multi-Core
17332
82.53333333333333%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Jun 13th, 2024 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
