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 168% better in Alan Wake 2 than Alienware Aurora R12 - 83 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $2481.07 vs $2741.86
- Up to 66% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Alienware Aurora R12 - $29.89 vs $88.45 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
31
37%
Value, $/FPS
$88.45/FPS
33%
Price, $
$2741.86
90%
Buy for $2,741.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5136 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
83
100%
Value, $/FPS
$29.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2481.07
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,481.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5141 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st 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 • 1st Variation
Core i7-10700F
2.9 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1612
59%
Multi-Core
7231
44%
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 i7-10700F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
