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 550 days older than the cheaper MSI Codex R2 (Tower).
Advantages of MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC
- Up to 67% cheaper than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$899.0 vs CA$2699.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Dell XPS 8960 - CA$13.62 vs CA$17.42 per FPS
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 135% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than MSI Codex R2 (Tower) - 155 vs 66 FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
FPS
66
42.58064516129032%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$13.62/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$899
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$899 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 41 minutes ago
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
FPS
155
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$17.42/FPS
78.18599311136623%
Price, CA$
CA$2699.99
33%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$2,699.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 42 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
GeForce RTX 3050
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
35.89646464646464%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
31.225296442687743%
Mar 1st, 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
Sep 1st, 2024 • 2nd Variation
Core i5-12400F
2.5 GHz | 6-core
Single-Core
2191
70.6546275395034%
Multi-Core
8910
42.42857142857142%
Mar 1st, 2023 • 1st Variation
Core i9-14900K
3.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
3101
100%
Multi-Core
21000
100%
CPU Winner
MSI Codex R2 (Tower) Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 1st, 2023 |
| Core i5-12400F | CPU | Core i9-14900K |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 500 GB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
