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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 260 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.

Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 45% better in DOOM Eternal than Skytech Shadow - 245 vs 169 FPS

Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

  • Up to 59% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $899.99 vs $2199.99
  • Up to 41% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Alienware Aurora R16 - $5.33 vs $8.98 per FPS
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

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

Nov 16th, 2024 • 93rd Variation


FPS

245

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.98/FPS

59%

Price, $

$2199.99

40%

FPS Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop Computer, NVIDIA RTX 4060, Intel 14th Gen i7-14700F(Up to 5.4GHz), 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 4 TB SSD, 1 TB HDD, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro, Office Pro Lifetime License, Mouse

Buy for $2,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation


FPS

169

69%

Value, $/FPS

$5.33/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 58 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

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

Nov 16th, 2024 • 93rd 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

Nov 16th, 2024 • 93rd Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 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 GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

48%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

60%

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

Nov 16th, 2024 • 93rd Variation


Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Single-Core

2775

100%

Multi-Core

17332

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

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Single-Core

2290

83%

Multi-Core

10745

62%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

vs
Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

Nov 16th, 2024
Release DateMar 1st, 2024
Core i7-14700FCPUCore i5-13400F
GeForce RTX 4060GPUGeForce RTX 3050
64 GB
RAM32 GB
4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDDStorageN/A Storage

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