Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 83 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 38% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Skytech Shadow - 430 vs 311 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 59% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1029.99 vs $2499.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $3.31 vs $5.81 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 23rd, 2024 • 22nd Variation
FPS
430
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.81/FPS
56.970740103270224%
Price, $
$2499
41%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 177 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2024 • 8th Variation
FPS
311
72.32558139534883%
Value, $/FPS
$3.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1029.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,029.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 177 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 23rd, 2024 • 22nd Variation
Mar 1st, 2024 • 8th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 23rd, 2024 • 22nd 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
Mar 1st, 2024 • 8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 23rd, 2024 • 22nd Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2024 • 8th Variation
Core i5-13400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2290
83.88278388278388%
Multi-Core
10745
62.401997793135486%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
May 23rd, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-13400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
