Key Differences
In short — 3XS iCUE Special Edition outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of 3XS iCUE Special Edition Gaming PC
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 6 than Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled - 181 vs 176 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 33% cheaper than 3XS iCUE Special Edition - £2563.45 vs £3849.96
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than 3XS iCUE Special Edition - £14.57 vs £21.27 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
1st Variation
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£21.27/FPS
68.5002350728726%
Price, £
£3849.96
66%
FPS Winner
Buy for £3,849.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 90054 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
176
97.23756906077348%
Value, £/FPS
£14.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£2563.45
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £2,563.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 90053 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
63.26944757609921%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
59.03100775193798%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
1st Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
99.77477477477478%
Multi-Core
21000
99.8003992015968%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-14900KF
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3108
100%
Multi-Core
21042
100%
CPU Winner
3XS iCUE Special Edition Gaming PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-14900K | CPU | Core i9-14900KF |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4080 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
