Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 741 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 151% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Alienware Aurora R12 - 108 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $2481.07 vs $2605.4
- Up to 62% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Alienware Aurora R12 - $22.97 vs $60.59 per FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
43
39%
Value, $/FPS
$60.59/FPS
37%
Price, $
$2605.4
95%
Buy for $2,605.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16746 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2481.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16753 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
43%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-11400F
2.6 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
1961
72%
Multi-Core
7608
46%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
