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 31 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC
- Performs up to 25% better in Battlefield IV than Skytech Shadow - 306 vs 245 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 54% cheaper than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $1299.99 vs $2799.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Alienware Aurora-R16 - $5.31 vs $9.15 per FPS
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
306
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.15/FPS
58.03278688524589%
Price, $
$2799
46%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75951 minutes ago
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
245
80.06535947712419%
Value, $/FPS
$5.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75953 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th 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
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
121.7 GPixel/s
76.83080808080808%
Texel Fillrate
344.8 GTexel/s
75.71365832235398%
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
100%
Multi-Core
17219
100%
CPU Winner
Apr 23rd, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
86.08058608058609%
Multi-Core
11359
65.96782623845752%
Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC | vs | Skytech Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
May 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900F | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB |
64 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
