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.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 64% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1936.0 vs $5339.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Rust than Alienware Aurora R16 - $13.08 vs $19.85 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 82% better in Rust than Dell XPS 8960 - 269 vs 148 FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
148
55%
Value, $/FPS
$13.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1936
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,936 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319 minutes ago
27th Variation
FPS
269
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.85/FPS
65%
Price, $
$5339
36%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,339 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 296 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
27th 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
37%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
24%
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GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 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%
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Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD |