Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora-R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 156 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora-R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 30% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 87 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $22.36 vs $28.34 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 2% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1899.0 vs $1945.0
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1945
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,945 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 46 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd Variation
FPS
67
77%
Value, $/FPS
$28.34/FPS
78%
Price, $
$1899
100%
Buy for $1,899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 26 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd 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
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 33rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
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 • 33rd Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
93%
Multi-Core
17332
86%
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 i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
