Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R2 (Tower) on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R2 (Tower) is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready is 986 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2 (Tower).
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC
- Performs up to 13% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Codex R2 (Tower) - 60 vs 53 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 56% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - CA$1199.0 vs CA$2739.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready - CA$22.62 vs CA$45.67 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
FPS
60
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$45.67/FPS
49.529231442960366%
Price, CA$
CA$2739.99
43%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$2,739.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 233 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
53
88.33333333333333%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$22.62/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 228 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Dec 20th, 2021
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
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
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd 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
Dec 20th, 2021
Ryzen 7 5800
3.4 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2048
87.14893617021276%
Multi-Core
8728
76.83774980191919%
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
100%
Multi-Core
11359
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2024 |
| Ryzen 7 5800 | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
