Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 156 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 23% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1899.97 vs $2481.07
- Up to 17% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $13.47 vs $16.22 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 9% better in Dead Island 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - 153 vs 141 FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
141
92%
Value, $/FPS
$13.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1899.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2404 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.22/FPS
83%
Price, $
$2481.07
76%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2397 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
69%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 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
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
91%
Multi-Core
16426
81%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
