Key Differences
In short — MSI Trident X (SFF) outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Trident X (SFF) is 202 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled.
Advantages of MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield V than Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled - 203 vs 197 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 47% cheaper than MSI Trident X (SFF) - $2399.95 vs $4499.00
- Up to 45% better value when playing Battlefield V than MSI Trident X (SFF) - $12.18 vs $22.16 per FPS
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.16/FPS
55%
Price, $
$4499
53%
FPS Winner
Buy for $4,499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 425 minutes ago
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
197
97%
Value, $/FPS
$12.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2399.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $2,399.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 451 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jun 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Dec 20th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 1st, 2021 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-11900K
3.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2371
100%
Multi-Core
10948
100%
CPU Winner
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
87%
Multi-Core
9865
90%
MSI Trident X (SFF) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 20th, 2021 |
| Core i9-11900K | CPU | Ryzen 9 5900 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3080 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB HDD |
