Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — ZOTAC MEK Hero outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing ZOTAC MEK Hero is 356 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 24% better in Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R16 - 42 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1401.07 vs $2072.06
- Up to 45% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R16 - $33.36 vs $60.94 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
42
100%
Value, €/FPS
€33.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1401.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €1,401.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 217 minutes ago
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
FPS
34
81%
Value, €/FPS
€60.94/FPS
55%
Price, €
€2072.06
67%
Buy for €2,072.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 204 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
76%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
73%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Ryzen 5 7600
3.8 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2748
98%
Multi-Core
12228
70%
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2795
100%
Multi-Core
17379
100%
CPU Winner
ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2025 |
| Ryzen 5 7600 | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD |
