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Key Differences

In short — Alienware 2024 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 2024 Aurora R16 is 130 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.

Advantages of Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 43% better in Apex Legends than Skytech Shadow - 172 vs 120 FPS

Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

  • Up to 63% cheaper than Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 - $899.99 vs $2459.66
  • Up to 48% better value when playing Apex Legends than Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 - $7.50 vs $14.30 per FPS
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 9th, 2024 • 3rd Variation


FPS

172

100%

Value, $/FPS

$14.3/FPS

52%

Price, $

$2459.66

36%

FPS Winner

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop,with Microsoft Office Lifetime License, Intel 14th Gen i7-14700F Up to 5.4GHz, GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, 2TB HDD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro

Buy for $2,459.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


FPS

120

70%

Value, $/FPS

$7.5/FPS

100%

Price, $

$899.99

100%

Value Winner

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC, Intel i5 13400F 2.5 GHz (4.6GHz Turbo Boost), NVIDIA RTX 3050 (6GB), 1TB NVME, 32GB DDR5 RAM 5600 RGB, 600W Gold PSU, Wi-Fi, Win 11 Home

Buy for $899.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

Trending Games

Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 9th, 2024 • 3rd Variation

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 9th, 2024 • 3rd Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

48%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

60%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jul 9th, 2024 • 3rd Variation


Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Single-Core

2775

100%

Multi-Core

17332

100%

CPU Winner

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Single-Core

2290

83%

Multi-Core

10745

62%

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware 2024 Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

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Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Jul 9th, 2024
Release DateMar 1st, 2024
Core i7-14700FCPUCore i5-13400F
GeForce RTX 4060GPUGeForce RTX 3050
64 GB
RAM32 GB
2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDDStorageN/A Storage

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