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 68% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1532.99 vs $4749.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Alienware Aurora R16 - $19.91 vs $22.3 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 177% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Dell XPS 8960 - 213 vs 77 FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
17th Variation
FPS
77
36.15023474178404%
Value, $/FPS
$19.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1532.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,532.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 289 minutes ago
69th Variation
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.3/FPS
89.28251121076232%
Price, $
$4749
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,749 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 270 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
17th Variation
69th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
17th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
12.820744081172492%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
11.023255813953488%
69th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
17th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
89.55427015991833%
Multi-Core
14759
76.40420355127607%
69th Variation
Core i7-14700K
3.4 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2939
100%
Multi-Core
19317
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-14700K |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
24 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 3 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 16 TB HDD |
