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 14% better in Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - 739 vs 650 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 37% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1399.97 vs $2208.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Minecraft than Dell XPS 8960 - $2.15 vs $2.99 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
25th Variation
FPS
739
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.99/FPS
71%
Price, $
$2208
63%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,208 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 166 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
650
87%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 163 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
25th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
25th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
25th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
88%
Multi-Core
14759
73%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |