Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R15 is 110 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 13% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $2249.97 vs $2599.97
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 26% better in Lost Ark than Dell XPS 8960 - 278 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Lost Ark than Dell XPS 8960 - $9.35 vs $10.23 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
220
79.13669064748201%
Value, $/FPS
$10.23/FPS
91.39784946236558%
Price, $
$2249.97
100%
Buy for $2,249.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73827 minutes ago
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
278
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2599.97
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73826 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
59.01639344262294%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
41.68089297439264%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 7900X
4.7 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2923
98.28513786146604%
Multi-Core
17849
88.58943815763351%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 10th, 2022 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Ryzen 9 7900X |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
