Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R13 outperforms the cheaper MSI Aegis R (Tower) on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Aegis R (Tower) is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R13 is 285 days newer than the cheaper MSI Aegis R (Tower).
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 56% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R13 - $987.23 vs $2229.97
- Up to 35% better value when playing Rocket League than Alienware Aurora R13 - $3.51 vs $5.41 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 47% better in Rocket League than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - 412 vs 281 FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
281
68%
Value, $/FPS
$3.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$987.23
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $987.23 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 107 minutes ago
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
FPS
412
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.41/FPS
64%
Price, $
$2229.97
44%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,229.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 109 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
58%
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11700
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2103
83%
Multi-Core
8613
63%
Jan 11th, 2022 • 1st Variation
Core i7-12700KF
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2526
100%
Multi-Core
13549
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 11th, 2022 |
| Core i7-11700 | CPU | Core i7-12700KF |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
