Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R13 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R13 is 58 days older than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 36% better in HITMAN 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - 129 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1250.37 vs $1315.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - $9.69 vs $13.85 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1250.37
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,250.37 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364939 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
95
73%
Value, $/FPS
$13.85/FPS
69%
Price, $
$1315.99
95%
Buy for $1,315.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364948 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
42%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
56%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 1st, 2023 • 2nd 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
Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
