Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis RS (Tower) outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Aegis RS (Tower) is 414 days older than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of MSI Aegis RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 20% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R16 - 273 vs 227 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - $1299.99 vs $1409.99
- Up to 23% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R16 - $4.76 vs $6.21 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jun 15th, 2022 • 10th Variation
FPS
273
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364652 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
227
83%
Value, $/FPS
$6.21/FPS
76%
Price, $
$1409.99
92%
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 364647 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Jun 15th, 2022 • 10th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 10th Variation
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
50%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2022 • 10th Variation
Core i7-12700K
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2531
96%
Multi-Core
13694
92%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Aegis RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
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Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
Core i7-12700K | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |