Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — MSI Codex R2 (Tower) outperforms the more expensive HP Pavilion on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing MSI Codex R2 (Tower) is 930 days newer than the more expensive HP Pavilion.
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 21% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than HP Pavilion - 52 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than HP Pavilion - CA$899.0 vs CA$1179.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than HP Pavilion - CA$17.29 vs CA$27.44 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Feb 14th, 2022 • 7th Variation
FPS
43
82.6923076923077%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$27.44/FPS
63.01020408163265%
Price, CA$
CA$1179.99
76%
Buy for CA$1,179.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57 minutes ago
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
52
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$17.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$899
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Feb 14th, 2022 • 7th Variation
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Feb 14th, 2022 • 7th Variation
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
66.36321195144724%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
90.51559516231698%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Feb 14th, 2022 • 7th Variation
Ryzen 3 5300G
4.0 GHz | 4-core
Single-Core
1717
78.36604290278412%
Multi-Core
5482
61.52637485970819%
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
100%
Multi-Core
8910
100%
CPU Winner
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC | vs | MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2024 |
| Ryzen 3 5300G | CPU | Core i5-12400F |
| GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | GPU | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 8 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
| 256 GB SSD | Storage | 500 GB SSD |
