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 21 days older than the cheaper Skytech Shadow.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 47% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Skytech Shadow - 134 vs 91 FPS
Advantages of Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC
- Up to 42% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1279.99 vs $2189.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Alienware Aurora R16 - $14.07 vs $16.34 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.34/FPS
86.10771113831089%
Price, $
$2189.99
58%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,189.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432547 minutes ago
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th Variation
FPS
91
67.91044776119402%
Value, $/FPS
$14.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1279.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,279.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432546 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th 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
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th 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
Aug 24th, 2023 • 8th Variation
Core i7-12700F
2.1 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2362
87.03021370670598%
Multi-Core
11527
70.17533179106294%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 24th, 2023 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i7-12700F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | N/A Storage |
