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 211 days older than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 22% better in Minecraft than Skytech Shadow - 650 vs 532 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 34% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $929.99 vs $1409.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1.75 vs $2.17 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
650
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
80%
Price, $
$1409.99
65%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12926 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
532
81%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$929.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $929.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12919 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd 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
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
48%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
60%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i5-13400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2290
87%
Multi-Core
10745
72%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
---|---|---|
Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2024 |
Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i5-13400F |
GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |