Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 561 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 13% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2249.97 vs $2579.0
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 38% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell XPS 8960 - 126 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell XPS 8960 - $20.47 vs $24.72 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
91
72.22222222222221%
Value, $/FPS
$24.72/FPS
82.80744336569579%
Price, $
$2249.97
100%
Buy for $2,249.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 130 minutes ago
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th Variation
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2579
87%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,579 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 94 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th 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
66.08140462889067%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
46.06676342525399%
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
250.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
689 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
Sep 11th, 2024 • 67th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
91.7955615332885%
Multi-Core
17219
85.46257693071273%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 11th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
