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 30% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1500.0 vs $2149.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $21.43 vs $26.87 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 14% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 80 vs 70 FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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FPS
70
87.5%
Value, $/FPS
$21.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1500
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,500 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 130 minutes ago
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.87/FPS
79.75437290658726%
Price, $
$2149.99
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,149.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
28th Variation
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
48.14563928873836%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
60.20321761219305%
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
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Core i7-13700K
3.4 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2840
100%
Multi-Core
17611
100%
CPU Winner
Jun 13th, 2024 • 35th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
97.7112676056338%
Multi-Core
17332
98.41576287547555%
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Jun 13th, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700K | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 64 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
