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 13% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1011.59 vs $1156.99
- Up to 11% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - $10.88 vs $12.18 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 3 than HP Pavilion - 95 vs 93 FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 5th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
93
97%
Value, $/FPS
$10.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1011.59
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,011.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 194 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.18/FPS
89%
Price, $
$1156.99
87%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,156.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 191 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Oct 5th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 5th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 2060
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
70%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
70%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Oct 5th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 7 5700G
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1983
75%
Multi-Core
8740
59%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 5700G | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
