Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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. The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 85 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Alienware Aurora R16 - 94 vs 92 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 3% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $2189.99 vs $2251.58
- Up to 1% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Dell XPS 8960 - $23.8 vs $23.95 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
94
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.95/FPS
99.37369519832986%
Price, $
$2251.58
97%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,251.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438242 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
92
97.87234042553192%
Value, $/FPS
$23.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2189.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438244 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
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%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
91.25756556825823%
Multi-Core
16426
81.52670240222355%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Oct 27th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
