Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled outperforms the cheaper Intel NUC 12 NUC12SNKi7 Mini on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck!
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 269% better in Cities: Skylines II than Intel NUC 12 NUC12SNKi7 Mini - 48 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Intel NUC 12 NUC12SNKi7 Mini - £43.94 vs £61.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast NUC12SNKi7 Mini PC
- Up to 62% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled - £799.2 vs £2109.0
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
48
100%
Value, £/FPS
£43.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£2109
37%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £2,109 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 23991 minutes ago
2nd Variation
FPS
13
27%
Value, £/FPS
£61.48/FPS
71%
Price, £
£799.2
100%
Buy for £799.2 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 23991 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
51%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
74%
GPU Winner
2nd Variation
Arc A770
16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
307.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
614.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i7-14700KF
3.4 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2975
100%
Multi-Core
19234
100%
CPU Winner
2nd Variation
Core i7-12700
2.1 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2293
77%
Multi-Core
10780
56%
Alienware Aurora R16 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast NUC12SNKi7 Mini PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-14700KF | CPU | Core i7-12700 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | Arc A770 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
