Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis ZS outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Aegis ZS is 740 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of MSI Aegis ZS Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R12 - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $1289.99 vs $2679.0
- Up to 98% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R12 - $47.78 vs $2679.0 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
1
3.7037037037037033%
Value, $/FPS
$2679/FPS
1.7835013064576335%
Price, $
$2679
48%
Buy for $2,679 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 345 minutes ago
Aug 2nd, 2023
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$47.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1289.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,289.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Aug 2nd, 2023
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
72.22692633361558%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84.2506350550381%
Aug 2nd, 2023
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 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
68.71058163980378%
Multi-Core
7608
51.3776337115073%
Aug 2nd, 2023
Ryzen 7 7700
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2854
100%
Multi-Core
14808
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Aegis ZS Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 2nd, 2023 |
| Core i5-11400F | CPU | Ryzen 7 7700 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
