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 75% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1275.0 vs $5099.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $3.94 vs $9.43 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 67% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 541 vs 324 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
22nd Variation
FPS
324
59.88909426987061%
Value, $/FPS
$3.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1275
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,275 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74233 minutes ago
15th Variation
FPS
541
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.43/FPS
41.78154825026511%
Price, $
$5099
25%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74223 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
22nd Variation
15th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
22nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
12.820744081172492%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
11.023255813953488%
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
22nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
98.91018414130026%
Multi-Core
14759
95.37318255250405%
15th Variation
Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
100%
Multi-Core
15475
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i7-13700F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD |
