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 19% better in Valorant than Alienware Aurora R16 - 798 vs 668 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 53% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1399.97 vs $2998.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Valorant than Dell XPS 8960 - $2.1 vs $3.76 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
60th Variation
FPS
798
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.76/FPS
55%
Price, $
$2998
46%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,998 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 97 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
668
83%
Value, $/FPS
$2.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 99 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
60th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
60th 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
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
60th Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
89%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
4 TB SSD + 14 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |