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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the more expensive MSI Trident AS (SFF) on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 414 days newer than the more expensive MSI Trident AS (SFF).

Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 62% better in Forza Horizon 5 than MSI Trident AS (SFF) - 126 vs 78 FPS
  • Up to 33% cheaper than MSI Trident AS (SFF) - $1994.99 vs $2986.53
  • Up to 59% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than MSI Trident AS (SFF) - $15.83 vs $38.29 per FPS
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max


FPS

78

62%

Value, $/FPS

$38.29/FPS

41%

Price, $

$2986.53

66%

MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB' Memory (Dual-CHL), 1TB SSD, WiFi 6E, USB Type-C, VR-Ready, Windows 11 Home (12TD-030US)

Buy for $2,986.53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


FPS

126

100%

Value, $/FPS

$15.83/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1994.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 14700F, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB GDDR6X Graphics, Windows 11 Home, 1 Year Onsite/in-Home Service - Basalt Black

Buy for $1,994.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

84%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

57%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

198 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

554.4 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

2.1 GHz | 12-core

Single-Core

2362

85%

Multi-Core

11527

67%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Single-Core

2775

100%

Multi-Core

17332

100%

CPU Winner

MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC Image

MSI Trident AS (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC

vs
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Jun 15th, 2022Release Date
Aug 3rd, 2023
Core i7-12700FCPUCore i7-14700F
GeForce RTX 3070GPUGeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
16 GBRAM
32 GB
1 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD

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