Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 155 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Dell XPS 8960 - 190 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1994.99 vs $2385.43
- Up to 21% better value when playing Death Stranding than Dell XPS 8960 - $10.50 vs $13.33 per FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
179
94%
Value, $/FPS
$13.33/FPS
79%
Price, $
$2385.43
83%
Buy for $2,385.43 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 95 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1994.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,994.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 87 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2023 • 8th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th 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
80%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
82%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 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 • 84th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
89%
Multi-Core
17332
83%
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 i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
