Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R15 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 20% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1426.36 vs $1783.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Valheim than Alienware Aurora R15 - $9.26 vs $10.49 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 10% better in Valheim than Dell XPS 8960 - 170 vs 154 FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
73rd Variation
FPS
154
90%
Value, $/FPS
$9.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1426.36
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,426.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.49/FPS
88%
Price, $
$1783
79%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,783 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 20 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
73rd Variation
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
73rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
90%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
88%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
73rd Variation
Core i7-13700K
3.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2840
97%
Multi-Core
17611
100%
Sep 1st, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Ryzen 7 7700X
4.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2908
100%
Multi-Core
15263
86%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2023 |
Core i7-13700K | CPU | Ryzen 7 7700X |
GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |