Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 8960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is 435 days older than the more expensive Dell XPS 8960.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 4% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Dell XPS 8960 - 115 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1929.97 vs $2069.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Dell XPS 8960 - $16.78 vs $18.65 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
111
96%
Value, $/FPS
$18.65/FPS
89%
Price, $
$2069.99
93%
Buy for $2,069.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364499 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1929.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,929.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364502 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
68%
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
99%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 28th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
68%
Multi-Core
9865
48%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Feb 28th, 2023 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
