Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready 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 R14 VR Ready is 606 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower.
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC
- Performs up to 26% better in Metro Exodus than MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower - 67 vs 53 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Gaming Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 51% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - CA$1350.0 vs CA$2739.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - CA$25.47 vs CA$40.9 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
67
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$40.9/FPS
62%
Price, CA$
CA$2739.99
49%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$2,739.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1630 minutes ago
Aug 18th, 2023
FPS
53
79%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$25.47/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1350
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,350 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1631 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Dec 20th, 2021
Aug 18th, 2023
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Dec 20th, 2021
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 18th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
71%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
74%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2048
93%
Multi-Core
8728
97%
Aug 18th, 2023
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
100%
Multi-Core
8910
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC | vs | MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Gaming Tower Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 18th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 7 5800 | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
