Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis R2 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 R2 is 99 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of MSI Aegis R2 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 10% better in Dirt 5 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 194 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.8 vs $14.77 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 5% cheaper than MSI Aegis R2 - $2599.0 vs $2725.43
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Aug 30th, 2024 • 4th Variation
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2725.43
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,725.43 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 117 minutes ago
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th Variation
FPS
176
90.72164948453609%
Value, $/FPS
$14.77/FPS
73.12119160460394%
Price, $
$2599
100%
Buy for $2,599 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Aug 30th, 2024 • 4th Variation
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 30th, 2024 • 4th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
80%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
82.14285714285714%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 30th, 2024 • 4th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
May 23rd, 2024 • 24th Variation
Core i9-13900F
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2730
98.37837837837839%
Multi-Core
17219
99.3480267712901%
MSI Aegis R2 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 30th, 2024 | Release Date | May 23rd, 2024 |
| Core i7-14700F | CPU | Core i9-13900F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 64 GB |
| N/A Storage | Storage | 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
