Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 8% better in Dota 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 253 vs 234 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 51% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2094.46 vs $4239.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dota 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $8.95 vs $16.75 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
136th Variation
FPS
253
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.75/FPS
53.43283582089552%
Price, $
$4239
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,239 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76846 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
234
92.4901185770751%
Value, $/FPS
$8.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2094.46
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,094.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76863 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
136th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
136th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
83.45626975763962%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
81.90647482014388%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
136th 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 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 16 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
