Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 501 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 16% better in HITMAN 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 164 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2249.97 vs $2299.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $13.72 vs $16.31 per FPS
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2249.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,249.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 255 minutes ago
Jul 13th, 2024 • 68th Variation
FPS
141
85.97560975609755%
Value, $/FPS
$16.31/FPS
84.12017167381975%
Price, $
$2299.99
97%
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 219 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Jul 13th, 2024 • 68th 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
Jul 13th, 2024 • 68th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71.31642512077295%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74.41713925645873%
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
Jul 13th, 2024 • 68th 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 | Jul 13th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
