Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB 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 Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB is 585 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 65% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - 89 vs 54 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - $1315.99 vs $2699.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - $24.37 vs $30.33 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$30.33/FPS
80.3494889548302%
Price, $
$2699
48%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432489 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
54
60.67415730337079%
Value, $/FPS
$24.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1315.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,315.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432487 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34.628501827040196%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
30.574070092453233%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021
Core i7-11700F
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2101
79.82522796352583%
Multi-Core
8790
59.55688054746256%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-11700F | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
