Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis R2 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Aegis R2 is 98 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora-R16.
Advantages of MSI Aegis R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 42% better in Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora-R16 - 54 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $2213.22 vs $2799.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $36.09 vs $73.66 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
38
70.37037037037037%
Value, $/FPS
$73.66/FPS
48.995384197664954%
Price, $
$2799
79%
Buy for $2,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 121 minutes ago
Aug 30th, 2024 • 5th Variation
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$36.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2213.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,213.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 117 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Aug 30th, 2024 • 5th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
63.20830007980847%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
66.09579100145137%
Aug 30th, 2024 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
16 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
250.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
689 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
98.37837837837839%
Multi-Core
17219
99.3480267712901%
Aug 30th, 2024 • 5th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC | vs | MSI Aegis R2 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| May 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Aug 30th, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER |
64 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
