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 39% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1473.0 vs $2399.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $12.48 vs $14.37 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 42% better in HITMAN 2 than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 167 vs 118 FPS
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
FPS
118
70.65868263473054%
Value, $/FPS
$12.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1473
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,473 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 234 minutes ago
May 23rd, 2024 • 47th Variation
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.37/FPS
86.84759916492693%
Price, $
$2399
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 205 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
3rd Variation
May 23rd, 2024 • 47th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
35.89646464646464%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31.225296442687743%
May 23rd, 2024 • 47th 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
3rd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96.41025641025641%
Multi-Core
14759
85.71345606597363%
May 23rd, 2024 • 47th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | May 23rd, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 8 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
