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 37% better in F1 23 than MSI Codex R2 (Tower) - 216 vs 158 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 72% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$1199.0 vs CA$4213.72
- Up to 61% better value when playing F1 23 than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$7.59 vs CA$19.51 per FPS
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
216
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$19.51/FPS
38.90312660174269%
Price, CA$
CA$4213.72
28%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$4,213.72 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 143 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
158
73.14814814814815%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.59/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1199
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 139 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i5-14400F
2.5 GHz | 10-core
Single-Core
2350
86.58806190125277%
Multi-Core
11359
69.1525630098624%
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3rd, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900 | CPU | Core i5-14400F |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
