Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R15 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.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 27% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Dell XPS 8960 - 135 vs 106 FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 38% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1882.0 vs $3054.88
- Up to 22% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware Aurora R15 - $17.75 vs $22.63 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.63/FPS
78.43570481661511%
Price, $
$3054.88
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,054.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432572 minutes ago
6th Variation
FPS
106
78.51851851851852%
Value, $/FPS
$17.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1882
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,882 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432569 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
56.45046329294369%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
59.803020354563365%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Nov 10th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Ryzen 9 7900X
4.7 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2923
100%
Multi-Core
17849
100%
CPU Winner
6th Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
90.04447485460145%
Multi-Core
14759
82.68810577623397%
Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10th, 2022 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
