Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 10% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1849.99 vs $2059.99
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 322% better in Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8960 - 38 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 74% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8960 - $54.21 vs $205.55 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for $1,849.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 132 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
38
100%
Value, $/FPS
$54.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2059.99
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,059.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 129 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
18th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
18th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
35%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
18th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
12 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |