Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper Skytech Shadow on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Skytech Shadow is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready is 560 days older than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC
- Performs up to 22% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Skytech Shadow - 82 vs 67 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 32% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - $1079.99 vs $1599.97
- Up to 17% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - $16.12 vs $19.51 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
82
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.51/FPS
82%
Price, $
$1599.97
67%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,599.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 177 minutes ago
Jul 3rd, 2023 • 11th Variation
FPS
67
81%
Value, $/FPS
$16.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1079.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,079.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 175 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Dec 20th, 2021
Jul 3rd, 2023 • 11th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Jul 3rd, 2023 • 11th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2048
96%
Multi-Core
8728
89%
Jul 3rd, 2023 • 11th Variation
Ryzen 7 5700X
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2121
100%
Multi-Core
9729
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC | vs | Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 3rd, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 5800 | CPU | Ryzen 7 5700X |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
