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 217 days newer than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 61% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $899.0 vs $2299.99
- Up to 51% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - $5.45 vs $11.16 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 25% better in World of Warcraft than Skytech Shadow - 206 vs 165 FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 29th, 2022 • 5th Variation
FPS
165
80%
Value, $/FPS
$5.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 42 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.16/FPS
48%
Price, $
$2299.99
39%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Dec 29th, 2022 • 5th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 29th, 2022 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
55%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 29th, 2022 • 5th Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
80%
Multi-Core
8910
54%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i5-12400F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
