Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — ZOTAC MEK Hero outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also 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 25% better in Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - 811 vs 650 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Minecraft than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1.97 vs $2.17 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 12% cheaper than ZOTAC MEK Hero - $1408.0 vs $1599.99
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jan 24th, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
811
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1599.99
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74178 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
650
80.14796547472255%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
90.78341013824885%
Price, $
$1408
100%
Buy for $1,408 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
56.56130268199233%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
37.70753512132822%
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
83.0611830069788%
CPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
96.23400365630714%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
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 |
