Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R10 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R10 is 894 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 21% better in Forza Horizon 4 than MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower - 263 vs 217 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Gaming Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 66% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R10 - CA$1608.0 vs CA$4740.59
- Up to 59% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Alienware Aurora R10 - CA$7.41 vs CA$18.03 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Mar 7th, 2021
FPS
263
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$18.03/FPS
41%
Price, CA$
CA$4740.59
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$4,740.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 33 minutes ago
Aug 18th, 2023
FPS
217
82%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1608
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,608 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 33 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Mar 7th, 2021
Aug 18th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 7th, 2021
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 18th, 2023
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
Mar 7th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900
3.0 GHz | 12-core
Single-Core
2052
93%
Multi-Core
9865
100%
Aug 18th, 2023
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
100%
Multi-Core
8910
90%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Gaming Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 5900 | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
