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 156 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 3% better in Valorant than Dell XPS 8960 - 798 vs 773 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2094.46 vs $2249.97
- Up to 10% better value when playing Valorant than Dell XPS 8960 - $2.62 vs $2.91 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
773
96.8671679197995%
Value, $/FPS
$2.91/FPS
90.03436426116839%
Price, $
$2249.97
93%
Buy for $2,249.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73790 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
798
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2094.46
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,094.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73782 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
69.69696969696969%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
95.65217391304348%
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
91.25756556825823%
Multi-Core
16426
81.52670240222355%
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 |
