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 28% better in Sea of Thieves than Alienware Aurora R16 - 264 vs 206 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 55% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2094.46 vs $4689.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Dell XPS 8960 - $10.17 vs $17.76 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
97th Variation
FPS
264
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.76/FPS
57.26351351351351%
Price, $
$4689
44%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,689 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77560 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
206
78.03030303030303%
Value, $/FPS
$10.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2094.46
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,094.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77568 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
97th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
97th Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
56.45046329294369%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
59.803020354563365%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
97th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
87.52015478877782%
Multi-Core
16426
78.21904761904761%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
8 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |