Key Differences
In short — Dell XPS 8960 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 Dell XPS 8960 is 184 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2 (Tower).
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 52% better in League of Legends than MSI Codex R2 (Tower) - 376 vs 247 FPS
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 68% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$899.0 vs CA$2849.97
- Up to 52% better value when playing League of Legends than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$3.64 vs CA$7.58 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
FPS
376
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.58/FPS
48.02110817941953%
Price, CA$
CA$2849.97
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$2,849.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3926 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
247
65.69148936170212%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.64/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$899
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3926 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 3070
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB | System-Shared
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
34.33574879227053%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
44.801512287334596%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Mar 1st, 2024 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
null-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i5-12400F
null-core
Single-Core
2191
73.67182246133154%
Multi-Core
8910
44.22275163787969%
Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2024 |
| Core i9-13900K | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 500 GB SSD |
