Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R15 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 R15 is 110 days older than the cheaper Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Up to 43% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R15 - $1315.99 vs $2299.98
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 433% better in Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8960 - 48 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 67% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Dell XPS 8960 - $47.92 vs $146.22 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
9
18.75%
Value, $/FPS
$146.22/FPS
32.772534536999046%
Price, $
$1315.99
100%
Buy for $1,315.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432623 minutes ago
Nov 10th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
FPS
48
100%
Value, $/FPS
$47.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2299.98
57%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,299.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432621 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Nov 10th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
27.23180076628352%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
22.701149425287355%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96.9786293294031%
Multi-Core
14759
89.85145501034944%
Nov 10th, 2022 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R15 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 10th, 2022 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
