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 638 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Skytech Shadow - 108 vs 105 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 27% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1682.23 vs $2299.99
- Up to 25% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $16.02 vs $21.30 per FPS
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$21.3/FPS
75%
Price, $
$2299.99
73%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
Apr 17th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
105
97%
Value, $/FPS
$16.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1682.23
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,682.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 101 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
Apr 17th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Apr 17th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Apr 17th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-12600K
3.7 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2450
90%
Multi-Core
11792
68%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2025 | Release Date | Apr 17th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-12600K |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
