Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper Skytech Shadow on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Skytech Shadow is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 164 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 24% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1099.99 vs $1449.99
- Up to 6% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Alienware Aurora R16 - $12.79 vs $13.55 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 24% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Skytech Shadow - 107 vs 86 FPS
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Feb 20th, 2023 • 4th Variation
FPS
86
80%
Value, $/FPS
$12.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 136 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
FPS
107
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.55/FPS
94%
Price, $
$1449.99
75%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Feb 20th, 2023 • 4th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 20th, 2023 • 4th Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
72%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
84%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 20th, 2023 • 4th Variation
Ryzen 7 5700X
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2121
76%
Multi-Core
9729
56%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 12th Variation
Core i7-14700F
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2775
100%
Multi-Core
17332
100%
CPU Winner
Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 5700X | CPU | Core i7-14700F |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
