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 39% better in Valorant than Alienware Aurora R12 - 689 vs 497 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $1449.99 vs $1876.54
- Up to 44% better value when playing Valorant than Alienware Aurora R12 - $2.1 vs $3.78 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
497
72%
Value, $/FPS
$3.78/FPS
55%
Price, $
$1876.54
77%
Buy for $1,876.54 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 194 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1449.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 192 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th 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
72%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
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 • 1st Variation
Core i7-10700F
2.9 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
1612
58%
Multi-Core
7231
41%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
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 i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
