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 41% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2779.0 vs $4749.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Alienware Aurora R16 - $16.84 vs $17.21 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 67% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 276 vs 165 FPS
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
41st Variation
FPS
165
59.78260869565217%
Value, $/FPS
$16.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2779
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,779 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3561 minutes ago
69th Variation
FPS
276
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.21/FPS
97.8500871586287%
Price, $
$4749
58%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,749 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3553 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
41st Variation
69th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
41st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
37.339346110484776%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
24.6046511627907%
69th Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB | System-Shared
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
41st Variation
Core i7-14700K
null-core
Single-Core
2939
100%
Multi-Core
19317
100%
69th Variation
Core i7-14700K
null-core
Single-Core
2939
100%
Multi-Core
19317
100%
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-14700K | CPU | Core i7-14700K |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 4 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 16 TB HDD |
