DR says that round cores are rare. Most strings have octagonal cores.The corners of the octagons grip the wrap better and I would imagine keep the wrap from slipping and help the string last longer.
What brands are comparable to Fatbeams then?
Pyramid, Dean Markley and Newtone beside DR off the top of my head. Sfarzo makes something supposedly unique which they call rouded hex which implies some sort of hybrid. Feel and tone of roundcore DR sets I tried on my guitars was nice but they are susceptible to unraveling during installation so watch out!