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 22% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 141 vs 116 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 18% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - $1929.97 vs $2359.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Dell XPS 8960 - $16.64 vs $16.74 per FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
41st Variation
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.74/FPS
99.40262843488651%
Price, $
$2359.99
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,359.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438448 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
116
82.26950354609929%
Value, $/FPS
$16.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1929.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,929.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 438458 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
41st Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
41st Variation
GeForce RTX 3090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
86.51211801896733%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
83.65107913669065%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
41st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
75.60795873249816%
Multi-Core
9865
60.057226348471936%
Dell XPS 8960 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
