Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Skytech Shadow on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Skytech Shadow is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 139 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Skytech Shadow - 668 vs 613 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 9% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$1314.2 vs CA$1449.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$2.14 vs CA$2.17 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
668
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.17/FPS
98%
Price, CA$
CA$1449.99
90%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 124 minutes ago
Mar 17th, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
613
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.14/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1314.2
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,314.2 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 126 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Mar 17th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
88%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
93%
Mar 17th, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 17th, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
78%
Multi-Core
8910
51%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
