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 503 days older than the cheaper Alienware Aurora R16.
Advantages of MSI Aegis RS (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 14% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Alienware Aurora R16 - 180 vs 158 FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 39% cheaper than MSI Aegis RS (Tower) - $1409.99 vs $2299.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than MSI Aegis RS (Tower) - $8.92 vs $12.78 per FPS
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Mar 18th, 2022 • 9th Variation
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.78/FPS
69.7965571205008%
Price, $
$2299.99
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434671 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
FPS
158
87.77777777777777%
Value, $/FPS
$8.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1409.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,409.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 434667 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Mar 18th, 2022 • 9th Variation
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 18th, 2022 • 9th Variation
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
69.51147733961153%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
69.51147733961153%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 18th, 2022 • 9th Variation
Core i7-12700KF
3.6 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2526
95.9726443768997%
Multi-Core
13549
91.80161257537773%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i7-12700KF | CPU | Core i7-13700 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
