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 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 71% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1168.56 vs $3999.00
- Up to 63% better value when playing Dead Space than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.62 vs $28.36 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 28% better in Dead Space than Dell XPS 8960 - 141 vs 110 FPS
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
130th Variation
FPS
110
78%
Value, $/FPS
$10.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1168.56
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,168.56 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 170 minutes ago
76th Variation
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$28.36/FPS
37%
Price, $
$3999
29%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,999 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 166 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
130th Variation
76th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
130th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
68%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
73%
76th Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
130th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
96%
Multi-Core
20148
96%
76th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
