Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 Tower on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 Tower is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 59% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2077.0 vs $5099.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $22.82 vs $25.0 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 124% better in Dead Island 2 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 204 vs 91 FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
14th Variation
FPS
91
44%
Value, $/FPS
$22.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2077
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,077 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2343 minutes ago
15th Variation
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$25/FPS
91%
Price, $
$5099
40%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2330 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
14th Variation
15th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
14th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
11%
15th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
14th Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
15th Variation
Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
89%
Multi-Core
15475
76%
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i7-13700F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD |
