Key Differences
In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms the cheaper MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 15 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower.
Advantages of MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Gaming Tower Desktop PC
- Up to 57% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$1350.0 vs CA$3136.11
- Up to 26% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Alienware Aurora R16 - CA$26.47 vs CA$35.64 per FPS
Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC
- Performs up to 73% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Tower - 88 vs 51 FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 18th, 2023
FPS
51
57.95454545454546%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$26.47/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1350
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$1,350 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75467 minutes ago
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
88
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$35.64/FPS
74.27048260381594%
Price, CA$
CA$3136.11
43%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$3,136.11 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 75465 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Aug 18th, 2023
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Aug 18th, 2023
GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
74.5580808080808%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
51.86649099692578%
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
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Aug 18th, 2023
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
80.7295504789978%
Multi-Core
8910
54.24327286009984%
Aug 3rd, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-13900
2.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2714
100%
Multi-Core
16426
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Codex R 12NUC5-066CA Gaming Tower Desktop PC | vs | Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Aug 18th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 3rd, 2023 |
| Core i5-12400F | CPU | Core i9-13900 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD |
