Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 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 R16 is 395 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2 (Tower).
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 9% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Codex R2 (Tower) - 58 vs 53 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 39% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$1199.0 vs CA$1959.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$22.62 vs CA$33.79 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
58
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$33.79/FPS
66.94288250961824%
Price, CA$
CA$1959.99
61%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$1,959.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 221 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
53
91.37931034482759%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$22.62/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 217 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i7-13700F
2.1 GHz | 16-core
Single-Core
2661
100%
Multi-Core
15475
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
88.31266441187523%
Multi-Core
11359
73.40226171243943%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2024 |
| Core i7-13700F | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
