Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive MSI Aegis R (Tower) on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 658 days newer than the more expensive MSI Aegis R (Tower).
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 28% better in Rust than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - 123 vs 96 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - $1449.99 vs $2399.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Rust than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - $11.79 vs $24.99 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Oct 14th, 2021 • 1st Variation
FPS
96
78%
Value, $/FPS
$24.99/FPS
47%
Price, $
$2399
60%
Buy for $2,399 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 23 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1449.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Oct 14th, 2021 • 1st Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Oct 14th, 2021 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
88%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
93%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Oct 14th, 2021 • 1st 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 |
---|---|---|
Oct 14th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i7-11700 | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |