Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Skytech Shadow outperforms the cheaper iBUYPOWER Starter on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Skytech Shadow is 625 days newer than the cheaper iBUYPOWER Starter.
Advantages of iBUYPOWER Starter PC
- Up to 22% cheaper than Skytech Shadow - $998.98 vs $1279.99
Advantages of Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC
- Performs up to 700% better in Hogwarts Legacy than iBUYPOWER Starter - 56 vs 7 FPS
- Up to 84% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than iBUYPOWER Starter - $22.86 vs $142.71 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 7th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
7
12%
Value, $/FPS
$142.71/FPS
16%
Price, $
$998.98
100%
Buy for $998.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 65 minutes ago
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1279.99
78%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,279.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 70 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 7th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 7th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce GT 1030
2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
20%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
15%
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 7th, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i3-10105F
3.7 GHz | 4-core
Single-Core
1454
62%
Multi-Core
4472
39%
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
100%
Multi-Core
11527
100%
CPU Winner
iBUYPOWER Starter PC | vs | Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 24th, 2023 |
| Core i3-10105F | CPU | Core i7-12700F |
| GeForce GT 1030 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 8 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 480 GB SSD | Storage | N/A Storage |
