Key Differences
In short — MSI Aegis R (Tower) outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Dell XPS 8960 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Aegis R (Tower) is 258 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 21% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Dell XPS 8960 - 80 vs 66 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 29% cheaper than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - $1134.99 vs $1599.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - $17.2 vs $20.0 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20/FPS
86%
Price, $
$1599.99
70%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
66
82%
Value, $/FPS
$17.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1134.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,134.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 245 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd 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
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
44%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
89%
Multi-Core
11527
78%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
