Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 96 vs 89 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 8% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1929.97 vs $2101.46
- Up to 1% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Dell XPS 8960 - $21.69 vs $21.89 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
33rd Variation
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.89/FPS
99%
Price, $
$2101.46
91%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,101.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 367080 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
89
92%
Value, $/FPS
$21.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1929.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,929.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 367089 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
33rd Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
33rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
33rd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
77%
Multi-Core
9865
66%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
