Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Empowered on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Empowered is a better bang for your buck.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 29% better in Battlefield 2042 than Empowered - 135 vs 105 FPS
Advantages of Empowered PC
- Up to 62% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1149.99 vs $2999.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.95 vs $22.21 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
31st Variation
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.21/FPS
49%
Price, $
$2999
38%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,999 on Amazon
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Buy for $1,149.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
31st Variation
160th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
31st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
160th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
69%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
31st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Empowered PC |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Ryzen 7 5700X |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD |
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