Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 23% better in Dota 2 than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 253 vs 205 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 37% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.95 vs $3809.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Dota 2 than Dell XPS 8960 - $11.71 vs $15.06 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
139th Variation
FPS
253
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.06/FPS
77.75564409030544%
Price, $
$3809
63%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,809 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77077 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
205
81.02766798418972%
Value, $/FPS
$11.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2399.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77107 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
139th Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
139th Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
86.51211801896733%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
83.65107913669065%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
139th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
68.99798251513114%
Multi-Core
9865
48.9626761961485%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
