Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Aegis R (Tower) on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Aegis R (Tower) is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 46 days older than the cheaper MSI Aegis R (Tower).
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 72% better in Dead Island 2 than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - 153 vs 89 FPS
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 59% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $899.0 vs $2189.99
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $10.1 vs $14.31 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.31/FPS
70.58001397624038%
Price, $
$2189.99
41%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432617 minutes ago
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th Variation
FPS
89
58.16993464052288%
Value, $/FPS
$10.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432616 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
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
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 18th, 2023 • 5th Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
80.7295504789978%
Multi-Core
8910
54.24327286009984%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 18th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
