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 319 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 122% better in Control than Skytech Shadow - 133 vs 60 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 60% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $929.99 vs $2299.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Control than Alienware Aurora R16 - $15.50 vs $17.29 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.29/FPS
90%
Price, $
$2299.99
40%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 80 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
60
45%
Value, $/FPS
$15.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$929.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $929.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 90 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th 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
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
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
Jan 14th, 2025 • 96th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 1st, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i5-13400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2290
84%
Multi-Core
10745
62%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2025 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-13400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
