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Key Differences

In short — Alienware Aurora R16 outperforms MSI Codex R (Tower) on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both PC Builds to compare value. The better performing Alienware Aurora R16 is 279 days newer than MSI Codex R (Tower).

Advantages of Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

  • Performs up to 78% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than MSI Codex R (Tower) - 41 vs 23 FPS
This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC Image
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC

Oct 28th, 2022 • 2nd Variation


FPS

23

56%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB Memory (Dual-CHL), 1TD PCIE SSD, RGB Fan Cooling, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, Windows 11 Home, Codex R 12TC-061CA

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 29 minutes ago

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation


FPS

41

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$48.29/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$1979.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700F Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black

Buy for CA$1,979.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC Image
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC

Oct 28th, 2022 • 2nd Variation

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC Image
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC

Oct 28th, 2022 • 2nd Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

72%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

84%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC Image
MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC

Oct 28th, 2022 • 2nd Variation


Intel Core i7-12700F Logo
Core i7-12700F

2.1 GHz | 12-core

Single-Core

2362

85%

Multi-Core

11527

67%

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Aug 3rd, 2023 • 2nd Variation


Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

2.1 GHz | 20-core

Single-Core

2775

100%

Multi-Core

17332

100%

CPU Winner

MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC Image

MSI Codex R (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC

vs
Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

Oct 28th, 2022Release Date
Aug 3rd, 2023
Core i7-12700FCPUCore i7-14700F
GeForce RTX 3060GPUGeForce RTX 4060
16 GBRAM16 GB
N/A StorageStorage512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

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