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 44% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1698.00 vs $3029.00
- Up to 20% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $23.26 vs $29.12 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 42% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 104 vs 73 FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
14th Variation
FPS
73
70%
Value, $/FPS
$23.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1698
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,698 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2017 minutes ago
58th Variation
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$29.12/FPS
80%
Price, $
$3029
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,029 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2001 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
14th Variation
58th 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
36%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31%
58th 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
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
96%
Multi-Core
20148
96%
58th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
