Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 854 days newer than the cheaper MSI Aegis R (Tower).
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 40% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $874.99 vs $1449.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $3.24 vs $3.81 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 41% better in Counter-Strike 2 than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - 381 vs 270 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
270
70%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$874.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $874.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 148 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
FPS
381
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.81/FPS
85%
Price, $
$1449.99
60%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 101 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th 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
72%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th 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
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11700
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2103
75%
Multi-Core
8613
49%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
---|---|---|
Apr 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i7-11700 | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |