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 264 days older than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Skytech Shadow - 360 vs 343 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 18% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1299.99 vs $1589.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $3.79 vs $4.42 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
360
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
86%
Price, $
$1589.99
81%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,589.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5904 minutes ago
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
343
95%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5895 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Apr 23rd, 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
97%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
69%
GPU Winner
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
344.8 GTexel/s
100%
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
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
89%
Multi-Core
11359
77%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700 | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
