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 - $849.99 vs $1410.86
- Up to 14% better value when playing Rust than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.49 vs $12.16 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 43% better in Rust than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - 116 vs 81 FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
FPS
81
69%
Value, $/FPS
$10.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$849.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $849.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10870 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.16/FPS
86%
Price, $
$1410.86
60%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,410.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10861 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd 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 • 2nd 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
79%
Multi-Core
8613
58%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
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 i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |