Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis R (Tower) outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Aegis R (Tower) is 414 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 40% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 21 vs 15 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $76.19 vs $93.33 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 13% cheaper than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - $1399.97 vs $1599.99
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
FPS
21
100%
Value, $/FPS
$76.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599.99
87%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
15
71%
Value, $/FPS
$93.33/FPS
81%
Price, $
$1399.97
100%
Buy for $1,399.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 72 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2022 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
89%
Multi-Core
11527
78%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700F | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
