Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — ZOTAC MEK Hero outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing ZOTAC MEK Hero is 765 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled.
Advantages of ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 32% better in Valheim than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 166 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $1599.99 vs $2399.95
- Up to 49% better value when playing Valheim than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - $9.64 vs $19.05 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
126
75.90361445783132%
Value, $/FPS
$19.05/FPS
50.60367454068242%
Price, $
$2399.95
66%
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 336 minutes ago
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 322 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Dec 20th, 2021
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
78.63984674329501%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
74.24968071519797%
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
75.02742230347349%
Multi-Core
9865
80.47149033363243%
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Ryzen 5 7600
3.8 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2735
100%
Multi-Core
12259
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC | vs | ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 24th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Ryzen 5 7600 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
