Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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 15% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $4209.00 vs $4949.00
- Up to 2% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware Aurora R16 - $4.92 vs $5.02 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 15% better in Valorant than Dell XPS 8960 - 986 vs 856 FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
92nd Variation
FPS
856
87%
Value, $/FPS
$4.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$4209
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $4,209 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354 minutes ago
77th Variation
FPS
986
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.02/FPS
98%
Price, $
$4949
85%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,949 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 345 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
92nd Variation
77th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
92nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
36%
GPU Winner
77th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
92nd Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
77th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
96%
Multi-Core
20148
96%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD |
