Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper HP Pavilion on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing HP Pavilion is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 511 days newer than the cheaper HP Pavilion.
Advantages of HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 62% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $715.3 vs $1899.97
- Up to 33% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell XPS 8960 - $14.03 vs $20.88 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 78% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than HP Pavilion - 91 vs 51 FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Oct 5th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
51
56%
Value, $/FPS
$14.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$715.3
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $715.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7576 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.88/FPS
67%
Price, $
$1899.97
37%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,899.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7574 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Oct 5th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 5th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
62%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Oct 5th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i5-10400F
2.9 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1438
48%
Multi-Core
5751
28%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i5-10400F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 8 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
