Key Differences
In short — MSI Aegis RS (Tower) outperforms the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 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 16% better in Cities: Skylines II than Alienware Aurora R16 - 22 vs 19 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 23% cheaper than MSI Aegis RS (Tower) - $1409.99 vs $1825.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than MSI Aegis RS (Tower) - $74.21 vs $82.95 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th Variation
FPS
22
100%
Value, $/FPS
$82.95/FPS
89.46353224834236%
Price, $
$1825
77%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,825 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434345 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
19
86.36363636363636%
Value, $/FPS
$74.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1409.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434347 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71.31642512077295%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74.41713925645873%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jun 15th, 2022 • 13th Variation
Core i7-12700K
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2531
96.16261398176292%
Multi-Core
13694
92.78406396097296%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700K | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
