Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 617 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 8950.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 8% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Dell XPS 8950 - 227 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Dell XPS 8950 - $1409.99 vs $1449.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Dell XPS 8950 - $6.21 vs $6.9 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
210
92.51101321585902%
Value, $/FPS
$6.9/FPS
89.99999999999999%
Price, $
$1449.99
97%
Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438195 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1409.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438186 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
72.22692633361558%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84.2506350550381%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Nov 24th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700K
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2531
96.16261398176292%
Multi-Core
13694
92.78406396097296%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8950 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 24th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700K | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
