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 44% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2849.00 vs $5099.00
- Up to 22% better value when playing Elden Ring than Alienware Aurora R16 - $29.07 vs $37.49 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 39% better in Elden Ring than Dell XPS 8960 Tower - 136 vs 98 FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
54th Variation
FPS
98
72%
Value, $/FPS
$29.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2849
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,849 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 31 minutes ago
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FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$37.49/FPS
78%
Price, $
$5099
55%
FPS Winner
Buy for $5,099 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 40 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
54th Variation
15th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
25%
GPU Winner
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GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
54th Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
15th Variation
Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
86%
Multi-Core
15475
74%
Dell XPS 8960 Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i7-13700F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD | Storage | 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD |
