Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8950 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 48% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $2189.99 vs $4229.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8950 - $57.63 vs $108.44 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 3% better in Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R16 - 39 vs 38 FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
38
97.43589743589743%
Value, $/FPS
$57.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2189.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432810 minutes ago
15th Variation
FPS
39
100%
Value, $/FPS
$108.44/FPS
53.144596090003695%
Price, $
$4229
51%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,229 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432816 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
15th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
83.45626975763962%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
81.90647482014388%
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GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
15th Variation
Core i9-12900K
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2620
96.5364775239499%
Multi-Core
15445
94.0277608669183%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8950 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-12900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 8 TB SSD |
