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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 87 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.

Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 39% better in Lost Ark than Skytech Shadow - 228 vs 164 FPS

Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

  • Up to 64% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $899.99 vs $2469.99
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Lost Ark than Alienware Aurora R16 - $5.49 vs $10.83 per FPS
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation


FPS

228

100%

Value, $/FPS

$10.83/FPS

51%

Price, $

$2469.99

36%

FPS Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop 2024, Intel 24 Core i9-13900F up to 5.6GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, 1TB HDD, Wi-Fi 6E, USB-A&C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro

Buy for $2,469.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


FPS

164

72%

Value, $/FPS

$5.49/FPS

100%

Price, $

$899.99

100%

Value Winner

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC, Intel i5 13400F 2.5 GHz (4.6GHz Turbo Boost), NVIDIA RTX 3050 (6GB), 1TB NVME, 32GB DDR5 RAM 5600 RGB, 600W Gold PSU, Wi-Fi, Win 11 Home

Buy for $899.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB | System-Shared

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

36%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

31%

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation


Intel Core i9-13900F Logo
Core i9-13900F

null-core

Single-Core

2730

100%

Multi-Core

17219

100%

CPU Winner

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

null-core

Single-Core

2290

84%

Multi-Core

10745

62%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

May 27th, 2024
Release DateMar 1st, 2024
Core i9-13900FCPUCore i5-13400F
GeForce RTX 4070GPUGeForce RTX 3050
64 GB
RAM32 GB
1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDDStorageN/A Storage

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