Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 156 days newer than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield V than Dell XPS 8960 - 218 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Battlefield V than Dell XPS 8960 - $10.05 vs $10.45 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 5% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $2069.99 vs $2189.99
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2189.99
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432616 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
198
90.82568807339449%
Value, $/FPS
$10.45/FPS
96.17224880382777%
Price, $
$2069.99
100%
Buy for $2,069.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432624 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st 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
95.65217391304348%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
69.69696969696969%
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
91.25756556825823%
Multi-Core
16426
81.52670240222355%
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Feb 28th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
