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 144 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 65% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Skytech Shadow - 89 vs 54 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 61% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $929.99 vs $2399.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Alienware Aurora R16 - $17.22 vs $26.96 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th Variation
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$26.96/FPS
63.87240356083086%
Price, $
$2399
38%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77497 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
54
60.67415730337079%
Value, $/FPS
$17.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$929.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $929.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 77507 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th Variation
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th 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
48.14563928873836%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
60.20321761219305%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2024 • 46th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th 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 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 23rd, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-13400F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
