Key Differences
In short — ZOTAC MEK Hero outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing ZOTAC MEK Hero is 174 days newer than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 27% better in Dota 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 250 vs 197 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 22% cheaper than ZOTAC MEK Hero - $1399.97 vs $1799.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing Dota 2 than ZOTAC MEK Hero - $7.11 vs $7.2 per FPS
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
250
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.2/FPS
98%
Price, $
$1799.99
77%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,799.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 45 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
197
78%
Value, $/FPS
$7.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 49 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
208.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
626.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
56%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
37%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Ryzen 5 7600
3.8 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2735
100%
Multi-Core
12259
83%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
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Jan 24th, 2024 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Ryzen 5 7600 | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |