Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R9 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.
Advantages of MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 68% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R9 - $1260.03 vs $3899.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Alienware Aurora R9 - $16.36 vs $46.42 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than MSI Aegis R (Tower) - 84 vs 77 FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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FPS
77
91.66666666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$16.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1260.03
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,260.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434533 minutes ago
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$46.42/FPS
35.24342955622576%
Price, $
$3899
32%
FPS Winner
Buy for $3,899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434533 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3060
12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
73.407917383821%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
57.10186513629842%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Apr 1st, 2021 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-11700
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2103
100%
Multi-Core
8613
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Aegis R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R9 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2021 | Release Date | Unknown |
| Core i7-11700 | CPU | Core i7-9700K |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
16 GB | RAM | 8 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 256 GB SSD |
