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 11% better in Battlefield IV than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 301 vs 270 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 14% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2399.95 vs $2789.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Dell XPS 8960 - $8.89 vs $9.27 per FPS
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
5th Variation
FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.27/FPS
95.9007551240561%
Price, $
$2789
86%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,789 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74540 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
270
89.70099667774086%
Value, $/FPS
$8.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2399.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74547 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
5th Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96.46772228989039%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97.91442700494515%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
5th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
77.96352583586626%
Multi-Core
9865
66.84057185446169%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
