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 188% better in Metro Exodus than Dell XPS 8960 - 92 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 42% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Dell XPS 8960 - $23.8 vs $41.12 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 40% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1315.99 vs $2189.99
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
92
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2189.99
60%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432547 minutes ago
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
32
34.78260869565217%
Value, $/FPS
$41.12/FPS
57.87937743190662%
Price, $
$1315.99
100%
Buy for $1,315.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432554 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
35.89646464646464%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31.225296442687743%
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
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96.9786293294031%
Multi-Core
14759
89.85145501034944%
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 i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
