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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper SkyTech Shadow 3.0 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 444 days newer than the cheaper SkyTech Shadow 3.0.

Advantages of SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

  • Up to 35% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1299.99 vs $1994.99

Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 119% better in DOOM Eternal than SkyTech Shadow 3.0 - 370 vs 169 FPS
  • Up to 30% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than SkyTech Shadow 3.0 - $5.39 vs $7.69 per FPS
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

May 16th, 2022 • 7th Variation


FPS

169

46%

Value, $/FPS

$7.69/FPS

70%

Price, $

$1299.99

100%

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold PSU, Windows 11 Home 64-bit, Black

Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 220 minutes ago

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

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation


FPS

370

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.39/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1994.99

65%

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 213 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

May 16th, 2022 • 7th Variation

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

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 84th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

May 16th, 2022 • 7th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

43%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

36%

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
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image
SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

May 16th, 2022 • 7th Variation


AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Single-Core

1597

58%

Multi-Core

6884

40%

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

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Image

SkyTech Shadow 3.0 Gaming Computer PC

vs
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

May 16th, 2022Release Date
Aug 3rd, 2023
Ryzen 5 3600CPUCore i7-14700F
GeForce RTX 3060GPUGeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
16 GBRAM
32 GB
1 TB SSDStorage1 TB SSD

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