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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 Tower on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!

Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

  • Up to 26% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1473.00 vs $1994.99

Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 79% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 197 vs 110 FPS
  • Up to 24% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - $10.13 vs $13.39 per FPS
This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest


FPS

110

56%

Value, $/FPS

$13.39/FPS

76%

Price, $

$1473

100%

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop Computer - 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700 16-Core up to 5.20 GHz CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce GTX 1660 6GB GDDR6, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home

Buy for $1,473 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


FPS

197

100%

Value, $/FPS

$10.13/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1994.99

73%

FPS and Value Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 14700F, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Onsite/in-Home Service - Basalt Black

Buy for $1,994.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

29%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

26%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

198 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

554.4 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7-13700 Logo
Core i7-13700

2.1 GHz | 16-core

Single-Core

2632

95%

Multi-Core

14759

85%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Single-Core

2775

100%

Multi-Core

17332

100%

CPU Winner

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC Image

Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC

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Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

UnknownRelease DateAug 3rd, 2023
Core i7-13700CPUCore i7-14700F
GeForce RTX 3050GPUGeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
32 GBRAM32 GB
8 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD

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