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
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.83/FPS
51%
Price, $
$2469.99
36%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,469.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 266 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
164
72%
Value, $/FPS
$5.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
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
May 27th, 2024 • 74th Variation
Core i9-13900F
null-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i5-13400F
null-core
Single-Core
2290
84%
Multi-Core
10745
62%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
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May 27th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2024 |
Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-13400F |
GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |