Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis R (Tower) 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 R (Tower) is 787 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12.
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 19% better in Control than Alienware Aurora R12 - 88 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 - $1161.92 vs $2741.86
- Up to 64% better value when playing Control than Alienware Aurora R12 - $13.2 vs $37.05 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
74
84%
Value, $/FPS
$37.05/FPS
35%
Price, $
$2741.86
42%
Buy for $2,741.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6954 minutes ago
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th Variation
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1161.92
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,161.92 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6959 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jul 23rd, 2021 • 1st Variation
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th 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%
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th 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
73%
Multi-Core
7231
81%
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
100%
Multi-Core
8910
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 18th, 2023 |
| Core i7-10700F | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
