Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis RS (Tower) outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Aegis RS (Tower) is 258 days older than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of MSI Aegis RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - 160 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $729.27 vs $1172.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - $4.56 vs $8.55 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th Variation
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$729.27
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $729.27 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 65 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
137
85%
Value, $/FPS
$8.55/FPS
53%
Price, $
$1172
62%
Buy for $1,172 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 72 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th 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 • 13th Variation
Core i7-12700K
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2531
96%
Multi-Core
13694
92%
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 RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700K | 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 |
