Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Aegis RS (Tower) outperforms the cheaper 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 cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of MSI Aegis RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 84% better in Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R16 - 35 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R16 - $71.43 vs $74.21 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 44% cheaper than MSI Aegis RS (Tower) - $1409.99 vs $2499.99
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 15th, 2022 • 11th Variation
FPS
35
100%
Value, $/FPS
$71.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2499.99
56%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432643 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
19
54.285714285714285%
Value, $/FPS
$74.21/FPS
96.25387414095137%
Price, $
$1409.99
100%
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432639 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 15th, 2022 • 11th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 11th Variation
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit
Pixel Fillrate
186.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
532.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
63.324396782841816%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
44.331831831831835%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2022 • 11th Variation
Core i9-12900KF
3.2 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2542
96.580547112462%
Multi-Core
14881
100%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
Core i7-13700
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2632
100%
Multi-Core
14759
99.1801626234796%
CPU Winner
MSI Aegis RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i9-12900KF | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
